|träglə|did.ik adjective
Etymology: Latin troglodyticus of or relating to the cave dwellers of Ethiopia, from Greek trōglodytikos of or relating to cave dwellers, from trōglodytēs troglodyte + -ikos -ic
1.
a. : of or relating to cave dwellers or their ways
b. : dwelling in or involving residence in caves
a troglodytic life
2. : coarse, brutal, or degraded in appearance, ways of living, or nature
two troglodytic types … locked in unfraternal conflict — A.J.Liebling
3. : primitive or outmoded in character
a troglodytic organization
his troglodytic political ideas — G.W.Johnson