neanderthal meaning and definition

NEANDERTHAL noun

Definition of Neanderthal (noun)

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

NEANDERTHAL adjective

Definition of neanderthal (adjective)

1. 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, neandertal, oafish, swinish
2. relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
   • "Neanderthal skull"
   • synonyms: Neandertal, Neanderthalian