troglodytic
- a word derived from troglodyte.
Example Sentences
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“The Time Machine” is an alarming extrapolation of human tendencies of bifurcation, in which our progeny, circa 802,701 AD, has subdivided into the feckless Eloi and the troglodytic and cannibalistic Morlocks.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2016
Within Italy, Matera came to be seen as just another out-of-the-way town in the impoverished south; among foreigners, it had a reputation as a picturesque troglodytic locale.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2015
The cost of raising their profile outweighed the benefits of exposing their troglodytic views.
From Slate • Nov. 19, 2013
His book is a complicated American classic, sometimes ahead of its time on racial matters, sometimes troglodytic.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2013
I doubt if ever a troglodytic ancestor of his had been as angry as Rodney was at that moment.
From The Real Adventure by Crosby, Raymond Moreau
