- uncivilized
- adjective Date: 1607 1. not civilized ; barbarous 2. remote from settled areas ; wild
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Uncivilized — Un*civ i*lized, a. 1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa. [1913 Webster] 2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [R.] Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uncivilized — index brutal, caitiff, disorderly, vicious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
uncivilized — c.1600, barbarous, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of CIVILIZE (Cf. civilize). UNCIVIL (Cf. Uncivil) in the same sense is recorded from 1550s … Etymology dictionary
uncivilized — (Amer.) adj. primitive, uncultured, uneducated, uncouth, unrefined (also uncivilised) … English contemporary dictionary
uncivilized — [adj] wild, uncultured barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, boorish, brutish, churlish, coarse, crass, crude, discourteous, disrespectful, gross, ill bred, impertinent, impolite, loutish, mannerless, outrageous, philistine, primitive, rude, rugged,… … New thesaurus
uncivilized — (also uncivilised) ► ADJECTIVE 1) not socially or culturally advanced. 2) impolite; bad mannered … English terms dictionary
uncivilized — [unsiv′ə līzd΄] adj. 1. not civilized; barbarous; unenlightened 2. far from civilization … English World dictionary
uncivilized — also ised BrE adjective 1 uncivilized behaviour is rude or socially unacceptable: uncivilized incidents of racial violence 2 an uncivilized hour informal extremely early in the morning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
uncivilized — un|civ|i|lized also uncivilised BrE [ʌnˈsıvılaızd] adj 1.) behaviour that is uncivilized is rude or socially unacceptable 2.) old fashioned societies that are uncivilized have a very simple way of life, and have not developed social, legal,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
uncivilized — [[t]ʌ̱nsɪ̱vɪlaɪzd[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone s behaviour as uncivilized, you find it unacceptable, for example because it is very cruel or very rude. The campaign has abounded in mutual accusations of uncivilised… … English dictionary
uncivilized — un|civ|i|lized [ ʌn sıvl,aızd ] adjective 1. ) behaving in a rude or offensive way: uncivilized behavior 2. ) OLD FASHIONED used for describing a place or community that does not have advanced culture or technology. This word is now considered… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
