hypercivilized

adjective

hy·​per·​civ·​i·​lized ˌhī-pər-ˈsi-və-ˌlīzd 

variants or hyper-civilized

: extremely or excessively civilized

… perhaps revealing a central influence on his own hypercivilized diction.

—Walter Kirn

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hypercivilized

• adrenalectomized
• editorialized
• hypophysectomized
• immunocompromised
• institutionalised
• operationalized
• ovariectomized
• undercapitalized
• acclimatized
• actualized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized