uncultivated

/ (ʌnˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd) /

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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

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Words nearby uncultivated

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How to use uncultivated in a sentence

They were very short, ill-written in a poor little uncultivated hand.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
This being so, it stands to reason that I ought not to leave this God-sent gift uncultivated and undeveloped.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Occasionally, in very uncultivated tribes, some family or totem claimed a monopoly of the priesthood.
The Myths of the New World|Daniel G. Brinton
The fields, as was the Southern fashion at that period of the war, were uncultivated and overgrown with brambles.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce

It seems to me, that Mr. Passevant has erred in a most noble work, by drawing his sisters from the uncultivated classes.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall

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