highbred

adjective

ˈhī-ˈbred How to pronounce highbred (audio)
Definition of highbrednext
as in aristocratic
of high birth, rank, or station as the highbred descendant of one of the state's oldest families, he bristled at being ordered about by an uncouth upstart

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  1. aristocratic
  2. noble
Adjective
  • Here’s one book written by this aristocratic Thai woman almost 80 years ago.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In it, a twelve-year-old boy, Cosimo, rebels against his aristocratic family, and the Enlightenment’s false divide between nature and culture, by climbing a holm oak and spending his life in the canopy.
    — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of aristocratic
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  • At least that bad-optics outburst, while insubordinate, had something noble at its basis.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Villa Celimontana dates to the 16th century, when it was developed as a noble residence on Caelian Hill, one of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of noble
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“Highbred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highbred. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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