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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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
It grows in moist and uncultivated areas, including riverbanks, fence rows and roadsides, according to the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources pest management program.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023
For example, uncultivated lands are being converted to farmland or developed worldwide.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2022
Cuban officials say most potential farmland remains uncultivated despite a series of efforts to encourage people to leave the cities and take up the plow.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022
In less than five minutes the spot of earth which I identified with the best of all possible worlds was gone, lost within the wild uncultivated countryside.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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