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Added 8 October 2026

uncivilized

/ʌnˈsɪvəlaɪzd/ adjective

In Latin: barbarus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about uncivilized at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Not having developed a civilization.
The explorers wrote about the so-called uncivilized tribes.
Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
utterly uncivilized
Lacking good manners.
uncivilized behavior

verb

simple past and past participle of uncivilize

Origin

From un- + civilized.

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