uncivilized
adjective
- uneducated, unrefined
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
adj
Etymology: From un- + civilized.
- Not having developed a civilization.
“The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.”
- Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
“utterly uncivilized”
“They described the practice as uncivilized.”
- Lacking good manners.
“uncivilized behavior”
verb
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
- simple past and past participle of uncivilize