uncivilized
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uncivilized¹
- /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
Where it comes from
From un- + civilized.
adjective more uncivilized · most uncivilized · uncivilised
- Not having developed a civilization. The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.
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Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
utterly uncivilized
Similar: barbaric, pagan, uncultivated, animalistic, barbarian, barbarious, barbarous, brutal, brutish, Gothic, Gothlike, grim
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Lacking good manners.
uncivilized behavior
Similar: bumptious, ill-bred, rude, aweless, improper, bad-mannered, barbaric, bold, crude, churlish, impudent, discourteous
uncivilized²
- /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb uncivilised
- simple past and past participle of uncivilize
Translations
Every language
adj crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured
| Español | incivilizado |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | बर्बर barbar, जंगली jaṅglī, अशिष्ट aśiṣṭ |
| Français | incivilisé |
| Italiano | barbaro, non civilizzato |
| Ελληνικά | απολίτιστος apolítistos |
| Русский | нецивилизованный necivilizovannyj |
| العربية | هَمَجِيّ hamajiyy |
| עברית | חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת khasár tarbút |
adj lacking good manners
| हिन्दी | असभ्य asabhya |
|---|---|
| Français | incivilisé |
| Ελληνικά | απολίτιστος apolítistos |
| עברית | חֲסַר תַּרְבּוּת khasár tarbút |
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title = {uncivilized},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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