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- DictionaryNeanderthal/nɪˈandətɑːl/
noun
- 1. an extinct species of human that was widely distributed in ice-age Europe between c. 120,000 and 35,000 years ago, with a receding forehead and prominent brow ridges. The Neanderthals were associated with the Mousterian flint industry of the Middle Palaeolithic.
- 2. an uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth person (typically used of a man): "the stereotype of the mechanic as a macho Neanderthal"
adjective
- 1. relating to Neanderthals: "a Neanderthal axe"
- 2. uncivilized, unintelligent, or uncouth (typically used of a man): "they were pushed back by Neanderthal security guards"
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