uncivilized

[ uhn-siv-uh-lahyzd ]

/ ʌnˈsɪv əˌlaɪzd /

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adjective

not civilized or cultured; barbarous.

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Origin of uncivilized

First recorded in 1600–10; un-¹ + civilized

OTHER WORDS FROM uncivilized

un·civ·i·liz·ed·ly

[uhn-siv-uh-lahy-zid-lee, -lahyzd-] /ʌnˈsɪv əˌlaɪ zɪd li, -ˌlaɪzd-/, adverbun·civ·i·liz·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby uncivilized

uncinus, uncio, uncircumcised, uncircumcision, uncivil, uncivilized, unclad, unclaimed, unclamp, unclasp, unclassical

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Example sentences from the Web for uncivilized

PREA was designed to fight back against the uncivilized nightmare we let flourish inside our prison walls.
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While we watch fires ablaze in the Middle East and judge other peoples as uncivilized, have we not lost civilization here?
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I took her out for gin and tried to get her to smoke pot, but she thought all of that was uncivilized.
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Like that of all uncivilized races, the ancient religion of the North American Indian was incoherent.
Legends of The Kaw|Carrie de Voe

The Tahennu were a wild, uncivilized people, dwelling in caves, and having no other arms besides bows and arrows.
Ancient Egypt|George Rawlinson
It can rarely be used with safety against any but an uncivilized or an undisciplined foe.
A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry|Francis J. Lippitt
But he had not yet read that all uncivilized nations destroyed their captives.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the|Thomas Clarkson
True, he and Dugald were nobles, but this could not possibly mean anything to persons as uncivilized as mountain tribesmen.
The Barbarians|John Sentry

British Dictionary definitions for uncivilized

uncivilized

uncivilised

/ (ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd) /

adjective

(of a tribe or people) not yet civilized, esp preliterate

lacking culture or sophistication

Derived forms of uncivilized

uncivilizedly or uncivilisedly (ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzɪdlɪ), adverbuncivilizedness or uncivilisedness, noun

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uncivilized

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for uncivilized

uncivilised

adjective

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