UNCIVILIZED

barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild

(adjective) without civilizing influences; “barbarian invaders”; “barbaric practices”; “a savage people”; “fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient”-Margaret Meade; “wild tribes”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the British spelling uncivilised, with the general spelling reform of "-ise" to "-ize".

Adjective

uncivilized (comparative more uncivilized, superlative most uncivilized)

Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.

Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*civ"i*lized, a.

1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa.

2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [R.] Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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