incult

adjective

in·​cult in-ˈkəlt 

: coarse, uncultured

Synonyms

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

Examples of incult in a Sentence

our incult ancestors, who dwelt in rude huts

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above