uncivilized
Use Uncivilized in a sentence
əˌlaɪzd adjective
not civilized or cultured; barbarous.
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uncivilized or uncivilised (ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a tribe or people) not yet civilized, esp preliterate |
| 2. | lacking culture or sophistication |
| uncivilised or uncivilised | |
| —adj | |
| uncivilizedly or uncivilised | |
| —adv | |
| uncivilisedly or uncivilised | |
| —adv | |
| un'civilizedness or uncivilised | |
| —n | |
| un'civilisedness or uncivilised | |
| —n | |
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Uncivilized
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Example sentences
It is considered uncivilized to start drinking without a first toast, which is a kind of blessing or sacrament.
Uncivilized people use the friction of two pieces of wood to kindle a fire.
He found them to be uncivilized, incapable of holding the inventions and wonders he had at this fingertips.
People of color have historically been seen as uncivilized and inferior and excluded from social services.
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