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Neanderthal Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Neanderthal has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia

2

Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal

3

A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.

Adjective
1

ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

"was boorish and insensitive"

"the loutish manners of a bully"

"her stupid oafish husband"

"aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"

2

relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man

"Neanderthal skull"

3

Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal

4

Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.

Example Sentences
"was boorish and insensitive" adjective
"the loutish manners of a bully" adjective
"her stupid oafish husband" adjective
"aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude" adjective
"Neanderthal skull" adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
homo
Rhyming Words
hal shal chal phal khal dhal kahal mahal sahal abhal nihal ethal rehal withal nuchal imphal meshal cathal kushal hyphal
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