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sivistymätön — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • illiterate adjective Unable to read or write.
  • incivil adj Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
  • savage adj Extremely fierce, violent, or brutal.
  • uncivilized adj Lacking the organised institutions and culture associated with civilization.
  • uncultured adj Not cultured or civilized; lacking in delicacy or refinement; philistine.
  • vulgar adj Crude, tasteless, or offensive, especially in speech or behaviour.

Senses

sivistymätön is used for these senses in English:

  • beyond the pale (idiomatic) Of a person or their behaviour: outside the bounds of what is acceptable, or regarded as good judgment, morality, ethics, etc.
  • illiterate Having less than an expected standard of familiarity with language and literature, or having little formal education.
  • incivil (rare) Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
  • savage Barbaric; not civilized.
  • uncivilized Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
  • uncultured (sciences) Not cultured or artificially developed.
  • vulgar Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.

illiterate — full definition

  1. adjective Unable to read or write.
  2. adjective Lacking basic knowledge in a particular field.

incivil — full definition

  1. adj Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
  2. adj Uncivilized, barbarous.

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