uncivilized
Not having developed a civilizationNot having developed a civilization.
» Those who use forks or chopsticks often think people who don't are uncivilized.
Leute, die Gabeln oder Stäbchen benutzen, denken oft, dass die, die das nicht tun, unzivilisiert sind.
Ті, хто користуються виделками або паличками, часто думають, що ті, хто ними не користується - нецивілізовані.
Meaning
3 sensesNot having developed a civilization.
The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.
Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
utterly uncivilized
They described the practice as uncivilized.
нецивилизованныйnecivilizovannyj
Lacking good manners.
uncivilized behavior
- without civilizing influences
Examples
7 sentencesThose who use forks or chopsticks often think people who don't are uncivilized.
Ті, хто користуються виделками або паличками, часто думають, що ті, хто ними не користується - нецивілізовані.
deLeute, die Gabeln oder Stäbchen benutzen, denken oft, dass die, die das nicht tun, unzivilisiert sind.
Is using fingers uncivilized?
There are still uncivilized lands.
deEs gibt immer noch unzivilisierte Länder.
Humans are uncivilized.
That's rather uncivilized.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From un- + civilized.From un- + civilized.
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Forms
more uncivilized, most uncivilized| Comparative | more uncivilized Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most uncivilized Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
53 synonyms- without civilizing influences:barbarianbarbaricsavageuncivilisedwild
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form