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uncivilized

adjective

  1. uneducated, unrefined
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/

adj

Etymology: From un- + civilized.

  1. Not having developed a civilization.

    The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.

  2. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

    utterly uncivilized

    They described the practice as uncivilized.

  3. Lacking good manners.

    uncivilized behavior

verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. simple past and past participle of uncivilize