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BNC: 37676 COCA: 22978

uncivilized

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uncivilized adjective
also British uncivilised /ˌʌnˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/
uncivilized
adjective
also British uncivilised /ˌʌnˈsɪvəˌlaɪzd/
Learner's definition of UNCIVILIZED
[more uncivilized; most uncivilized]
: not civilized未开化的;不文明的;野蛮的: such as
: not polite, reasonable, or respectful不礼貌的;不通情达理的;不尊重人的
: showing no concern for the well-being of people or for the proper way to behave toward people不人道的
old-fashioned : not having the kinds of social systems, technologies, etc., that are seen in most modern societies远离文明的;不开化的;原始的
BNC: 37676 COCA: 22978

uncivilized

adjective

un·​civ·​i·​lized ˌən-ˈsi-və-ˌlīzd How to pronounce uncivilized (audio)
1
: not civilized: such as
a
somewhat old-fashioned : not polite, reasonable, or respectable : objectionable according to social norms
uncivilized language/behavior
often used humorously
We were awakened at an uncivilized hour.Only the uncivilized would put lettuce and tomato on a true cheeseburger, which God decreed to be accompanied by mustard and dill pickle only. Phil Musick
b
: showing gross disregard for the law or for the fair and humane treatment of people or animals
a brutal and uncivilized punishment
Looting was a wild, lawless, uncivilized thing to do, but I saw enough of it during World War II to understand how even a relatively civilized soldier could do it. Andrew A. Rooney
c
old-fashioned + often offensive : not having the kinds of social systems, technologies, etc. that are seen in most modern societies
uncivilized [=primitive] cultures
2
: remote from settled areas : wild
… a hidden river, entirely uncivilized with no roads or trails touching it … Patricia Spring

Example Sentences

He was awakened at an uncivilized hour. They believe that capital punishment is uncivilized.
Recent Examples on the Web Forcing a woman to choose between jail and carrying her rapist's baby is uncivilized and medieval. CNN, 27 June 2022 There is no doubt uncivilized — and sometimes violent — acts have taken place in school bathrooms. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2022 Roxane Gay: For all our cultural obsession with civility, there is nothing more uncivilized than the political establishment’s acceptance of the constancy of mass shootings. New York Times, 26 May 2022 Sure, the song (apparently written about writer Quentin Crisp) is just about the alienating sense of being an outsider, of having people judge you for your accent or aspiring to civility in an uncivilized land. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Apr. 2022 Whereas Saidian Orientalism understood the Eastern Other as fundamentally backward and uncivilized, however, techno-Orientalism presents an upgraded vision of the Asian as threateningly futuristic and advanced. Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2022 The Qing emperors themselves were not Han either, but Manchu, a people from the other side of the Great Wall who had traditionally been regarded as uncivilized nomads. Ian Buruma, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022 There is only one religion in uncivilized society, and that is Kendall Roy. Natalie Lin, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2021 Hollywood has painted our state as a wild, uncivilized frontier filled with dangers and adventure. Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of uncivilized was in 1607
BNC: 37676 COCA: 22978

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