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- Dictionaryuncivilized/ʌnˈsɪvɪlʌɪzd/
adjective
- 1. (of a place or people) not socially, culturally, or morally advanced: "they pitied us for leaving the Smoke for such uncivilized remoteness"
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UNCIVILIZED definition: 1. not suitable for a well developed, peaceful society where people are treated fairly: 2. not…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNCIVILIZED is not civilized. How to use uncivilized in a sentence. not civilized: such as; not polite, reasonable, or respectable : objectionable according to social norms —often used humorously…
Uncivilized definition: not civilized or cultured; barbarous.. See examples of UNCIVILIZED used in a sentence.
adj. 1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) (of a tribe or people) not yet civilized, esp preliterate. 2. lacking culture or sophistication. uncivilizedly, uncivilisedly adv. unˈciviˌlizedness, unˈciviˌlisedness n.
If you describe someone's behaviour as uncivilized, you find it unacceptable, for example because it is very cruel or very rude. The campaign has abounded in mutual accusations of uncivilized behaviour.
UNCIVILIZED meaning: 1. not suitable for a well developed, peaceful society where people are treated fairly: 2. not…. Learn more.
Uncivilized means wild and barbaric, although people also use it to mean impolite. The uncivilized three-year-olds ate lasagna with their hands and then chased the cat around the house before their parents intervened. If a person is civilized, they behave politely.
(of people or places) not having developed a modern culture and way of life. I have worked in the wildest and most uncivilized parts of the world. opposite civilized. See uncivilized in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: uncivilized. Definition of uncivilized adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
uncivilized. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English un‧civ‧i‧lized (also uncivilised British English) /ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/ adjective 1 behaviour that is uncivilized is rude or socially unacceptable 2 old-fashioned societies that are uncivilized have a very simple way of life, and have not developed social, legal, economic etc ...
adjective. Not civilized; barbarous; unenlightened. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Far from civilization. Webster's New World. Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture. Wiktionary. Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate. Wiktionary. Synonyms: uncivilised. wild. savage.
