unculturable
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkʌltʃərəbəl/
- Offensive
:
no educable
- Some educators believed the students were unculturable, underestimating their potential for learning.
Examples
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It is unfair and incorrect to label any group as unculturable based on cultural differences.
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The explorers described the remote tribe as unculturable, but this view was later proven false.
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Some species of bacteria are unculturable in laboratory settings.
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The researchers concluded that the organism was unculturable.
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Some educators believed the students were unculturable, underestimating their potential for learning.
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It is unfair and incorrect to label any group as unculturable based on cultural differences.
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The explorers described the remote tribe as unculturable, but this view was later proven false.
Synonyms
1
8.8
Not able or willing to learn from teaching
Antonyms
How Cultured
5
5.1
- Formal
4
4.1
29
4.3
- Offensive
3
5.6
- Offensive
- Offensive
16
5.9
61
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
unculturable = culturable (semi-transparent) = un + culture + able
Formation is morphologically regular (un- + culturable), but the social/civilization sense is somewhat abstract and less frequent for general learners.
Etymology
Unculturable comes from un- ('not'), culture (a word that also comes from 'to grow' and is used for 'education' or shared ways of life) and -able ('can'). So calling someone unculturable is like saying they 'cannot be shaped by culture or teaching', which explains the meaning 'incapable of being educated'.