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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Uncultivated land covered with vegetation protects us from overheating because the plants absorb the warming gas CO2 from the air and fix it in the soil.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2019
Tell me, where's the end of all this labour, This grinding labour that has stolen my youth, And left my heart uncheer'd and void, my spirit Uncultivated as a wilderness?
From The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works by Carlyle, Thomas
Uncultivated and waste, they produce nothing but thorns and briers.
From The National Preacher, Vol. 2 No. 7 Dec. 1827 Or Original Monthly Sermons from Living Ministers, Sermons XXVI. and XXVII. by Dickinson, Austin
Uncultivated prairies and immense herds of savage beasts had already testified the abandoned state of the country; yet the region our forces now entered disclosed the frightful "nakedness of the land."
From History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 by Mayer, Brantz
Uncultivated land was free, and was at the service of any one willing to make it productive; if, however, it remained untilled for two years, it reverted to the crown.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin
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