uncultured
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5.6
- adjective
- /ʌnˈkʌltʃərd/
- Offensive
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inculto
- My artist friends would suggest Australians are, by and large, an uncultured lot only interested in football, meat pies, and beer.
Don't be like a country bumpkin who's totally uncultured.
- Don't be like a country bumpkin who's totally uncultured.
- And plus, you know, when, when, when you have an uncultured baby mum, so to speak.
- You never had celery seed or celery leaf as a spice, you stupid, uncultured fucking.
Examples
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So, despite being cheated by those who see them as psychotic, uncultured, mere refugees, their diets have improved slightly.
Academic text (1998) -
Forgive my uncultured friend.
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They are quite uncultured people.
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You are an uncultured barbarian.
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Riley sees such a demand as uncultured, even insane.
Academic text (2008) -
I think that most people would have thought of Poles as poor and oppressed, but not necessarily uncultured.
Blog text (27) -
Syrians did perceive exclusion from naturalization to mean that they were deficient, unwelcome, and uncultured.
Academic text (2001) -
He felt embarrassed by his uncultured remarks during the art discussion.
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The wealthy patrons looked down on him for being so uncultured in their refined company.
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She realized that her uncultured behavior at the gala was inappropriate for such a formal event.
Synonyms
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4.7
A person who has little experience of the world and seems naive
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7.2
Having simple tastes in books, films, or TV instead of serious art
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6.0
A person who lacks good manners or social skills
A person who has little schooling or interest in the arts
Shows little interest in serious art and ideas, preferring simple popular entertainment
Antonyms
How Cultured
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6.7
- Formal
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4.1
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5.1
- Offensive
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8.4
- Offensive
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6.0
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4.7
- Offensive
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5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uncultured comes from un- 'not' and culture, the same root as cultivate from an old word cultus meaning 'to care for' or 'to farm'. So, someone uncultured is like a field left uncared for: they have not been 'grown' in art or education and may lack good taste.