uncultivated
Britishadjective
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(of a garden, fields, the earth, etc) not having been tilled and prepared or planted
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(of a mind, person, etc) not improved by education
Example Sentences
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Some plots lie uncultivated, while thin lines of grass grown as animal fodder weave between vegetables to stretch scarce inputs.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Whenever there is in any country, uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024
The majority of attacks took place in the northern region where there is swathes of uncultivated land and some of the country's largest farms.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2023
The continent’s potential is evident in one statistic: Africa has 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023
Southern colonies did not hesitate to invent ways to extend the terms of servitude, and the planter class accumulated uncultivated lands to restrict the options of free workers.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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