uncivilized
not civilized or cultured; barbarous.
Origin of uncivilized
1Other words from uncivilized
- un·civ·i·liz·ed·ly [uhn-siv-uh-lahy-zid-lee, -lahyzd-], /ʌnˈsɪv əˌlaɪ zɪd li, -ˌlaɪzd-/, adverb
- un·civ·i·liz·ed·ness, noun
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How to use uncivilized in a sentence
Even if it took centuries, subject populations would “grow up,” and Britain would have to concede its sovereign claims to empire when its discerning eye judged the once “uncivilized” to be fully evolved.
Britain Can No Longer Hide Behind the Myth That Its Empire Was Benign | Caroline Elkins | April 2, 2022 | TimePREA was designed to fight back against the uncivilized nightmare we let flourish inside our prison walls.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTI 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 | THE DAILY BEASTIt may be said that among uncivilized and barefoot people the great toe is usually very mobile.
Man And His Ancestor | Charles Morris
Is an uncivilized state of society the cause of good poetry, or only an attendant circumstance?
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterThere are no uncivilized savages in this province except the Appaches, of whom I have spoken largely.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, Volume II (of 3) | Elliott CouesBut what we tolerate in uncivilized lands, even where we are ostensibly rulers, we will not suffer in our own.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas Inmanuncivilized nations often entertain the absurd notion that certain individuals can command the rain whenever they please.
The Rain Cloud | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for uncivilized
uncivilised
/ (ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd) /
(of a tribe or people) not yet civilized, esp preliterate
lacking culture or sophistication
Derived forms of uncivilized
- uncivilizedly or uncivilisedly (ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzɪdlɪ), adverb
- uncivilizedness or uncivilisedness, noun
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