Uncivilized
[ʌn'sɪvəlaɪzd]
Definition
(a.) Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude; barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of Central Africa.
(a.) Not civil; coarse; clownish.
Typist: Melba
Examples
- The nomad was not simply an uncivilized man, he was a man specialized and specializing along his own line. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Some particular branches of commerce which are carried on with barbarous and uncivilized nations, require extraordinary protection. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Typist: Melba