heathenish

adjective

hea·​then·​ish ˈhē-t͟hə-nish 

old-fashioned + usually disparaging

: resembling or characteristic of heathens : barbarous

heathenishly adverb

Synonyms

• barbarian
• barbaric
• barbarous
• heathen
• natural
• Neanderthal
• Neandertal
• rude
• savage
• uncivil
• uncivilized
• uncultivated
• wild

Examples of heathenish in a Sentence

found it heathenish for the teenagers to carouse through the graveyard, showing no respect for the dead

Recent Examples on the Web

So repealing the Johnson Amendment is just another layer of concrete in the foundation of trust between this heathenish president and his loyal conservative Christian flock. —Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 2 Nov. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above