Examples of “Neanderthal” in a Sentence

noun A member of an extinct species of early human closely related to modern humans.

• Scientists found Neanderthal remains in a cave in France.

noun Informal and often insulting: a crude, primitive, or old-fashioned person.

• Don't be such a neanderthal about it — times have changed.

adj Old-fashioned, crude, or resistant to change.

• His neanderthal attitudes toward women shocked his colleagues.