TROGLODYTIC


Meaning of TROGLODYTIC in English

|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

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