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cultivated

[ kuhl-tuh-vey-tid ]
/ ˈkʌl təˌveɪ tɪd /
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adjective

prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
produced or improved by cultivation, as a plant.
educated; refined; cultured: cultivated tastes.

RELATED WORDS

arid, barbaric, barbarous, coarse, crass, crude, fallow, rough, rude, savage, uncivil, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultured, undeveloped, wild, lowbrow, unplowed

Nearby words

  1. cultism,
  2. cultivable,
  3. cultivar,
  4. cultivate,
  5. cultivate one's own garden,
  6. cultivation,
  7. cultivator,
  8. cultrate,
  9. cultual,
  10. cultural

Origin of cultivated

First recorded in 1655–65; cultivate + -ed2
Related forms
Can be confusedcultivated cultured
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British Dictionary definitions for uncultivated (1 of 2)

uncultivated

/ (ʌnˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd) /

adjective

(of a garden, fields, the earth, etc) not having been tilled and prepared or planted
(of a mind, person, etc) not improved by education

British Dictionary definitions for uncultivated (2 of 2)

cultivated

/ (ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd) /

adjective

cultured, refined, or educated
((of land or soil))
  1. subjected to tillage or cultivation
  2. tilled and broken up
(of plants) specially bred or improved by cultivation
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Word Origin and History for uncultivated

uncultivated

adj.

1640s (figurative); 1680s (of plants); 1690s (of land), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of cultivate.

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