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uncivilized.

Not having developed a civilization.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
  1. Not having developed a civilization.

    The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.
  2. Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.

    utterly uncivilized
    They described the practice as uncivilized.
  3. Lacking good manners.

    uncivilized behavior
Where this word comes from

From un- + civilized.

verb/ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/
  1. simple past and past participle of uncivilize

    form-of · participle · past
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