extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
<noun.animal> [ adj ]
relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
<adj.pert> Neanderthal skull
ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
<adj.all> was boorish and insensitive the loutish manners of a bully her stupid oafish husband aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. a. 1. (Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat, retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about midway between that of the {Pithecanthropus} and modern man. Hence, pertaining to or designating the
Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. n. 1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the race {Homo sapiens} neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals were shorter than modern humans. [PJC]
2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave man. [PJC]
3. Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly. [PJC]
neanderthal \neanderthal\ adj. 1. uncouth in manners or appearance.
Through her own reconstruction of Neanderthal man's vocal tract based on other skeletons, she concluded in 1975 that ancient man could produce the full range of speech sounds.
The Kebara findings also indicate that Neanderthal man lived in collectives or families, used tools extensively and buried the dead similarly to modern man, Arensberg said.
Standard-issue portraits of flaky Californians, snobbish homosexuals and Neanderthal union leaders undermine the force of the author's perceptions.
It threatens to push us into a Neanderthal system." Spectre told a news conference the coalition will lobby parliament to oppose demands of the ultra-Orthodox.
Other guidebook publishers will just have to catch up. DID YOU know that Neanderthal is a valley not far from Dusseldorf, in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
Lest I be considered some sort of Neanderthal, let me state that during my 40 years in industry, I never let six months pass without some discussion of my performance and a possible raise.
It is Neanderthal.' Radio 4, January 1993, referring to parent/teacher opposition to national curriculum tests 'There are clusters of schools who I think are short-changing pupils horribly.