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[ uhn-siv-uh-lahyzd ] / ʌnˈsɪv əˌlaɪzd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR uncivilized ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot civilized or cultured; barbarous. Origin of uncivilizedFirst recorded in 1600–10; un-1 + civilized OTHER WORDS FROM uncivilizedun·civ·i·liz·ed·ly [uhn-siv-uh-lahy-zid-lee, -lahyzd-], /ʌnˈsɪv əˌlaɪ zɪd li, -ˌlaɪzd-/, adverbun·civ·i·liz·ed·ness, nounWords nearby uncivilizeduncinus, UNCIO, uncircumcised, uncircumcision, uncivil, uncivilized, unclad, unclaimed, unclamp, unclasp, unclassical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for uncivilizedPREA was designed to fight back against the uncivilized nightmare we let flourish inside our prison walls. America’s Prison System: Not Faring Well Either|James Poulos|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST While we watch fires ablaze in the Middle East and judge other peoples as uncivilized, have we not lost civilization here? Mark McKinnon: Our Overly Political Response to Mideast Crisis|Mark McKinnon|September 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST I took her out for gin and tried to get her to smoke pot, but she thought all of that was uncivilized. Roseanne Barr Hails the Comedic Genius of Phyllis Diller|Roseanne Barr|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST Like that of all uncivilized races, the ancient religion of the North American Indian was incoherent. Legends of The Kaw|Carrie de Voe
The Tahennu were a wild, uncivilized people, dwelling in caves, and having no other arms besides bows and arrows. Ancient Egypt|George Rawlinson It can rarely be used with safety against any but an uncivilized or an undisciplined foe. A Treatise on the Tactical Use of the Three Arms: Infantry, Artillery, and Cavalry|Francis J. Lippitt But he had not yet read that all uncivilized nations destroyed their captives. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the|Thomas Clarkson True, he and Dugald were nobles, but this could not possibly mean anything to persons as uncivilized as mountain tribesmen. The Barbarians|John Sentry
British Dictionary definitions for uncivilized
adjective(of a tribe or people) not yet civilized, esp preliterate lacking culture or sophistication Derived forms of uncivilizeduncivilizedly or uncivilisedly (ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzɪdlɪ), adverbuncivilizedness or uncivilisedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to uncivilizedboorish, barbarous, rude, disrespectful, vulgar, churlish, impolite, barbaric, unconscionable, barbarian, coarse, crass, crude, discourteous, gross, impertinent, loutish, outrageous, primitive, rugged |