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neandertal

Dictionary definition · Neandertal

noun

  1. extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

adjective

  1. relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man"Neanderthal skull"
  2. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance"was boorish and insensitive"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).