neanderthal Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis; Neanderthal man; Neandertal; Neandertal man.
adjective satellite ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
boorish; loutish; neandertal; oafish; swinish.
- was boorish and insensitive
- the loutish manners of a bully
- her stupid oafish husband
- aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude
adjective relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
Neandertal; Neanderthalian.
- Neanderthal skull