Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- noun extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
- adjective relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
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Examples
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But that said, I support your attempt to convince neandertal conservatives that their worldview of defensive, hostile-to-other attitudes might be a liability.
Pareto-Ideologies 2009
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Brendan: "First of all, it's pronounced neandertal."
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Sorrows of Boobiac 2010
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Oh, and I looked it up, both "neanderthal" and "neandertal" are acceptable pronunciations and variant spellings.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Sorrows of Boobiac. 2010
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Brendan: "First of all, it's pronounced neandertal."
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Sorrows of Boobiac. 2010
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This is exactly what happened to you with regard the neandertal.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Oh, and I looked it up, both "neanderthal" and "neandertal" are acceptable pronunciations and variant spellings.
Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12: The Sorrows of Boobiac 2010
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This is exactly what happened to you with regard the neandertal.
Bunny and a Book 2008
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Your insulting attacks on Clinton have almost always had that condescending attitude most neandertal males carry with them.
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I believe the words for some of their stances are “reactionary” and “neandertal.”
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Really interesting that it is hard to see neandertal larger cranial capacity here.
Fun with Hominin Cranial Capacity Datasets (and Excel), Part 2 - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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