Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: uncivilized
IPA transcription: [əns'ɪvəlaɪzd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: barbarian, barbaric, savage, uncivilized, uncivilised, wild
    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"
Usage examples
  • It would be a strange thing to find religious uselessly giving themselves to ardent desires of works of charity abroad, such as nursing in a hospital or carrying the Gospel into uncivilized lands, and at the same time in their own house and among their own brethren showing coldness, indifference, and want of condescension.