incult

in·cult

adj \in-ˈkəlt\

Definition of INCULT

: coarse, uncultured

Examples of INCULT

1. <our incult ancestors, who dwelt in rude huts>

Origin of INCULT

Latin incultus, from in- + cultus, past participle of colere to cultivate — more at wheel

First Known Use: 1599

Related to INCULT

Synonyms: common, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, illiberal [archaic], coarse, insensible, low, lowbred, lowbrow, raffish, rough, rough-hewn, roughneck, rude, rugged, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar

Antonyms: civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, smooth, tasteful, ultrarefined, well-bred

Related Words: boorish, churlish, cloddish, clownish, loutish, ungentlemanly; clumsy, lubberly, lumpish, oafish; inconsiderate, indelicate, insensitive, thoughtless; countrified (also countryfied), provincial, rustic (also rustical), unsophisticated; graceless, inelegant, tacky; animallike, barbaric, barbarous, uncivilized; mannerless, unmannered, unmannerly

Near Antonyms: aristocratic, courtly, patrician; elegant, graceful, restrained; considerate, gracious, sensitive, thoughtful; citified, sophisticated, urbane

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Rhymes with INCULT

adult, consult, exult, indult, insult, occult, penult, result, tumult