0 not suitable for a well developed, peaceful society where people are treated fairly: --
He described the punishment as "barbaric and uncivilized".
1 (of a society or country) without what is thought to be a highly developed culture and way of life, or (of a person) rude and not showing care for others: --
uncivilized behavior
The greater theme of the film is the difference between the civilized and the uncivilized.
In those days the process took place in an uncivilized and brutal way.
The idea was that over time, and often with the explicit intervention of imperial powers, the uncivilized could reach the level of development necessary for reclassification.
The speech recognizes the potency of powerful, uncivilized forces.
By extension, the crosses themselves become a symbol of the uncivilized and uncontrolled forces of nature.
Is the court going to send the plaintiff to a land where the law is underdeveloped, uncivilized, or where there is no "equal protection" or "due process"?
Adopting a way of evangelization that would not expose his missionaries to wild, uncivilized tribes, he proposed setting up bases in safe locations which missionary efforts were to be launched.
In his view nature has become some topological grid dividing the civilized and the uncivilized, which has led to the rejection of the very idea of nature.
