neanderthal
/niˈændərˌθɑl/
adjective
- Relating to the extinct human species Neanderthal.
- She wrote a paper on neanderthal hunting techniques.
- Neanderthal art has been found in Spanish caves.
- The neanderthal genome was sequenced in 2010.
- Uncivilized, brutish, or very old-fashioned in behavior or ideas.
- I can't believe you still have such neanderthal opinions about technology.
- The dress code seemed neanderthal in its strictness.
- His neanderthal management style made everyone quit.
noun
- An extinct species of human that lived in Europe and Asia during the Ice Age (alternative spelling of Neandertal).
- A neanderthal's bones were found in a German valley.
- The neanderthal is one of our closest extinct relatives.
- Many people are fascinated by how the neanderthal lived.
- A person who is rude, uncivilized, or behaves in a brutish way.
- Don't be a neanderthal — say please and thank you.
- The politician's neanderthal views on education shocked the audience.
- My neighbor is a total neanderthal who blasts music at 3 a.m.
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