uncultured

/ (ʌnˈkʌltʃəd) /

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adjective

lacking good taste, manners, upbringing, and education

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Words nearby uncultured

unction, unctuarium, unctuous, uncultivated, unculture, uncultured, uncurl, uncus, uncustomary, uncut, undamaged

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How to use uncultured in a sentence

Few things bewilder the uncultured masses more than picking a decent bottle of wine.
An Idiot’s Guide to New Year’s Wine|Winston Ross|December 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This circle had nothing in common with the uncultured provincial society of those days.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
It is you yourselves who pitilessly ridicule the uncultured Indian and deny him his rights, on the ground that he is ignorant.
The Reign of Greed|Jose Rizal
Differences between town and country, between richer and poorer, between cultured and uncultured, must be given due consideration.
The Sexual Life of the Child|Albert Moll

You must know that the pleasant vices of an elegant person are brutalities in the uncultured.
Unveiling a Parallel|Alice Ilgenfritz Jones and Ella Marchant
But in their place, new strata of uncultured spectators will appear, who will continue to call out for melodrama.
The English Stage|Augustin Filon

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