incult

[ in-kuhlt ]

adjective

1. wild; rude; unrefined.

incult

/ ɪnˈkʌlt /

adjective

1. (of land) uncultivated; untilled; naturally wild
2. lacking refinement and culture

Word History and Origins

Origin of incult¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin incultus, equivalent to in- “un-” + cultus, past participle of colere “to till, cultivate”; in- ³, cultivate

Word History and Origins

Origin of incult¹

C16: from Latin incultus, from in- ¹+ colere to till

Example Sentences

Their hands are full of work; so full that, when the incult wanderer said: "What do you find to do?"

From Project Gutenberg

His long-drawn reiterated droning and whistling cry strikes one, too, as a voice of the wild incult places.

From Project Gutenberg

Here is raw life, lusty, full of rude beauty, but utterly incult.

From Project Gutenberg

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