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uncivilized

[uhn-siv-uh-lahyzd] / ʌnˈsɪv əˌlaɪzd /


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Vikings weren’t just “simple, uncivilized, barbaric hordes,” says historian after a huge 1,000-year-old textile production site was discovered.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

Why do they act so uncivilized in the luggage claim area?

From Seattle Times Feb. 27, 2023

“What do they say, ‘anything else would be uncivilized?’

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2022

Before entering the city, Odysseus thinks to himself, "What kind of people have I come amongst? Are they cruel, savage, and uncivilized, or hospitable and humane?"

From Salon Jun. 11, 2022

“It is pleasant here, but there is no bench. Would it be perfectly uncivilized of us to sit upon the ground?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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