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Princeton's WordNet

  1. uncultivatedadjective

    (of land or fields) not prepared for raising crops

    "uncultivated land"

  2. artless, uncultivated, unculturedadjective

    (of persons) lacking art or knowledge

  3. lowbrow, lowbrowed, uncultivatedadjective

    characteristic of a person who is not cultivated or does not have intellectual tastes

    "lowbrow tastes"

Wiktionary

  1. uncultivatedadjective

    Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.

  2. uncultivatedadjective

    Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge; unrefined; uncultured; uncivilized.

  3. uncultivatedadjective

    Not attended to or fostered.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Uncultivatedadjective

    Etymology: incultus, Lat.

    Our isle, indeed, too fruitful was before;
    But all uncultivated lay,
    Out of the solar walk. Dryden.

    God gave the world to men in common; but since he gave it for their benefit, it cannot be supposed he meant it should always remain common and uncultivated. John Locke.

    The first tragedians found that serious stile
    Too grave for their uncultivated age. Wentworth Dillon.

    These are instances of nations, where uncultivated nature has been left to itself, without the help of letters. John Locke.

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  1. uncultivated

    Uncultivated refers to land or areas that have not been prepared, used or developed for agriculture, farming or growth. It can also refer to a person or behavior that lacks refinement, sophistication or good manners.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of uncultivated in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of uncultivated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of uncultivated in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Jefferson:

    Whenever there are in any country uncultivated lands and unemployed poor, it is clear that the laws of property have been so far extended as to violate natural right. The earth is given as a common stock for man to labor and live on. The small landowners are the most precious part of a state.

  2. Logan Pearsall Smith:

    Uncultivated minds are not full of wild flowers, like uncultivated fields. Villainous weeds grow in them, and they are full of toads.

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