Dictionary Check: neandertal

"neandertal" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

adjective

relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man

Example: "Neanderthal skull"
adjective

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

Example: "was boorish and insensitive"
noun

extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

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