neandertal meaning and definition

NEANDERTAL noun

Definition of Neandertal (noun)

1. extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
   • synonyms: Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, Neandertal man, Neanderthal, Neanderthal man

NEANDERTAL adjective

Definition of Neandertal (adjective)

1. relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
   • "Neanderthal skull"
   • synonyms: Neanderthal, Neanderthalian
2. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
   • "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
   • synonyms: boorish, loutish, neanderthal, oafish, swinish