uncultivated

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un·cul·ti·vat·ed | \ ˌən-ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd

Definition of uncultivated

: not cultivated: such as

a : not put under cultivation : not tilled uncultivated land uncultivated fields

b : lacking in education or refinement : uncultured … a warmhearted, decent, uncultivated fellow …— Pauline Kael

c : growing or developing without care an uncultivated plant

d : not developed by training or effort an uncultivated talent While sources went uncultivated and leaks dried up, the capital's best reporters were caught by other stories …— Richard Behar

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Recent Examples on the Web For centuries, when uncultivated Scottish land was appraised, only two numbers mattered: How many birds could be shot from the sky above it, and how many deer could be killed on the ground? — New York Times, 5 May 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 Kaufer will point out the medicinal and edible plants along trails in the uncultivated parts of the Taft Gardens Nature Preserve. — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2022 See More

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