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uncivilized, uncivilised [ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd] adj
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) (of a tribe or people) not yet civilized, esp preliterate 2. lacking culture or sophistication uncivilizedly , uncivilisedly [ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzɪdlɪ] adv uncivilizedness , uncivilisedness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
uncivilized adjective 1. primitive, wild, savage, barbarian, illiterate, uneducated, barbaric, barbarous non-Western countries which did not wish to appear backward or uncivilized 2. uncouth, gross, vulgar, coarse, philistine, churlish, brutish, unsophisticated, beyond the pale, boorish, uncultivated, unpolished, uncultured, unmannered mutual accusations of uncivilized behaviour Translations uncivilized [ˈʌnˈsɪvɪlaɪzd] ADJ 1. (= primitive) [people, country] → poco civilizado (fig) → bárbaro 2. (= socially unacceptable) [conditions, activity] → inaceptable; [person, behaviour] → grosero 3. (= early) at this uncivilized hour → a estas horas tan intempestivas uncivilized [ˌʌnˈsɪvɪlaɪzd] uncivilised (British) adj (= primitive) [people, country] → non civilisé(e) (= socially and morally unacceptable) [person, behaviour, treatment, conditions] → barbare (humorous) at an uncivilized hour → à une heure indue uncivilized adj country, tribe, behaviour → unzivilisiert; (inf) habit → barbarisch; sorry to wake you at this uncivilized hour (inf: = early) → entschuldige, dass ich dich zu nachtschlafender or einer so unchristlichen Zeit wecke (inf) uncivilized [ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd] adj (tribe, people) → selvaggio/a; (behaviour, conditions) → incivile, barbaro/a uncivilized [ʌnˈsɪvɪˌlaɪzd] adj (tribe, people) → selvaggio/a; (behaviour, conditions) → incivile, barbaro/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We have scarcely got their names straight yet, and besides, that sort of thing is so uncivilized and wrong. They received the hunters in the most friendly manner; invited them to their lodges, which were more cleanly than Indian lodges are prone to be, and set food before them with true uncivilized hospitality. The grief and consternation of Kory-Kory, in particular, was unbounded; he threw himself into a perfect paroxysm of gestures which were intended to convey to us not only his abhorrence of Nukuheva and its uncivilized inhabitants, but also his astonishment that after becoming acquainted with the enlightened Typees, we should evince the least desire to withdraw, even for a time, from their agreeable society. |
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