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单词 incult
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incult

[ in-kuhlt ]
/ ɪnˈkʌlt /
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adjective

wild; rude; unrefined.

Origin of incult

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin incultus, equivalent to in- “un-” + cultus, past participle of colere “to till, cultivate”; see origin at in-3, cultivate

Words nearby incult

incudostapedial, inculcate, inculcation, inculpable, inculpate, incult, incumbency, incumbent, incumbent on, incumber, incunable
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Example sentences from the Web for incult

  • Their hands are full of work; so full that, when the incult wanderer said: "What do you find to do?"

    From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for incult

incult
/ (ɪnˈkʌlt) /

adjective rare

(of land) uncultivated; untilled; naturally wild
lacking refinement and culture

Word Origin for incult

C16: from Latin incultus, from in- 1 + colere to till
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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