as in barbarian
a man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes
a political troglodyte who didn't have a grasp of the concerns of young voters
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Anyone who questioned its pandemic policies was branded a sociopath and a troglodyte.
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Gabrielle Bauer, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
So far this year, the carlike Toyota Highlander is outselling its troglodyte sibling, the 4Runner, at a rate of about two to one.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2021
Every troglodyte pushing baby-step solutions to a Biblical flood.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
Mark is a low-key troglodyte; Paula is outspokenly progressive.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2021
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Gabrielle Bauer, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
So far this year, the carlike Toyota Highlander is outselling its troglodyte sibling, the 4Runner, at a rate of about two to one.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2021
Every troglodyte pushing baby-step solutions to a Biblical flood.
—Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
Mark is a low-key troglodyte; Paula is outspokenly progressive.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2021
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“Troglodyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troglodyte. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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