Uncultivated Meaning
/ˈʌnˈkʌltəˌveɪtɪd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot cultivated by agricultural methods; not prepared for cultivation.
adjInadequately educated; lacking art or knowledge
Sentence Examples
This field is uncultivated.
This land is left uncultivated.
The farmers left a portion of the land uncultivated this year.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer left the field ____ for many years so it grew wild.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The land has remained ____ for many years, allowing many wild flowers and native plants to grow freely today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cultivated English uncultivated From un- + cultivated.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1794, Charlotte Smith, chapter X, in The Banished Man. […], volume II, London: […] T[homas] Cadell, Jun. and W[illiam] Davies, (successors to Mr. [Thomas] Cadell) […], →OCLC, page 199:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer left the field ____ for many years so it grew wild.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The land has remained ____ for many years, allowing many wild flowers and native plants to grow freely today.