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neanderthal

adjective

Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

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Word length
11
Starts with
N
Ends with
L
Contains
EA
Scrabble score
15

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Pronunciation

niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːl

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adjective

  1. Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

    “Was boorish and insensitive”

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Was boorish and insensitive
The loutish manners of a bully
Her stupid oafish husband
Aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude

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