Uncivilized (Adjective)
Meaning
Without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The tribe was considered uncivilized by the colonial powers due to their primitive way of life.
- The city was plagued by uncivilized gangs that roamed the streets at night.
- The anthropologist studied the uncivilized rituals of the remote jungle tribe.
- The brutal and uncivilized treatment of prisoners in the war was widely condemned.
- The historian argued that the Viking invaders were not as uncivilized as they were often portrayed.