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neanderthal
adjective
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 11
- Starts with
- N
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- EANDERTHA
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːl
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
“was boorish and insensitive”
In context
Example Sentences
was boorish and insensitive
the loutish manners of a bully
her stupid oafish husband
aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
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