neandertal

Definitions of neandertal
  1. adjective
    ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
    synonyms: boorish, loutish, neanderthal, oafish, swinish
    unrefined
    (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
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