Definitions for Neanderthal

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Neanderthal Ne·an·der·thal

Spelling: [nee-an-der-thawl, -tawl, -tahl; ney-ahn-der-tahl]

IPA: /niˈæn dərˌθɔl, -ˌtɔl, -ˌtɑl; neɪˈɑn dərˌtɑl/

Neanderthal is a 11 letter English word.

You can make 613 anagrams from letters in Neanderthal (aadeehlnnrt).

Definitions for Neanderthal

noun

1. Neanderthal man.
2. (often lowercase) Informal. an unenlightened or ignorant person; barbarian. a reactionary; a person with very old-fashioned ideas.

adjective

1. of or relating to Neanderthal man.
2. (often lowercase) Informal. primitive, unenlightened, or reactionary; culturally or intellectually backward.

Origin of Neanderthal

First recorded in 1860-65; after Neanderthal, valley in Germany, near Düsseldorf, where evidence of Neanderthal man was first found

Examples for Neanderthal

There have been many posts lately about countries with maternity/paternity leave, it's depressing how Neanderthal America seems.

Early on, the sexual protagonist complains that her Molson-drinking husband is pretty much an incompetent Neanderthal.

It seemed but a step to the Neanderthal skull and our Troglodyte forbears.

“He was no Neanderthal,” says former U.S. senator Richard Bryan.

But in regard to these, some resemblance at least (in the jaws) to the Neanderthal type can be detected.

In truth, the Neanderthal cranium has most extraordinary characters.

If you think of yourself as more than a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal, you can stand up and be respectful.

Scientists extract complete Neanderthal genome from fossil—97 percent match to A&E programming.

In stature, no important divergence from the Neanderthal type can be noted.

Herein they are strongly contrasted with skeletons of the Neanderthal group.