uncultivated

CEFRB2

/ˈʌnˈkʌltəˌveɪtɪd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not used for growing crops, or not developed by training.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Inadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge

Examples

  • The farmers left a portion of the land uncultivated this year.

  • This land is left uncultivated.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not attended to or fostered.

  2. Not cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.

More examples

In context

  • This field is uncultivated.

  • I ſaw you were taken with her, which I ſhould not have expected; for after all, it is but a little uncultivated ruſtic, and ſurely rather ſhewy than handſome.

Synonyms

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The farmer left the field blank for many years so it grew wild.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + cultivated.