'Neanderthal' definitions:

Definition of 'neanderthal'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" [syn: boorish, loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinish]
adjective
Relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man; "Neanderthal skull" [syn: Neanderthal, Neanderthalian, Neandertal]
noun
Extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia [syn: Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis]

Definition of 'Neanderthal'

From: GCIDE
  • Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. n.
  • 1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the race Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans. [PJC]
  • 2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave man. [PJC]
  • 3. Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly. [PJC]

Definition of 'Neanderthal'

From: GCIDE
  • Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. a.
  • 1. (Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about midway between that of the Pithecanthropus and modern man. Hence, pertaining to or designating the

Definition of 'neanderthal'

From: GCIDE
  • neanderthal \neanderthal\ adj.
  • 1. uncouth in manners or appearance.
  • Syn: boorish, clownish, loutish, oafish. [WordNet 1.5] Neanderthal race Neanderthal

Synonyms of 'Neanderthal'

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