Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not domesticated; not accustomed to a family life.
- Not tamed, as an animal.
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- adjective Not
domesticated
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not domesticated
- adjective unaccustomed to home life
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Examples
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"undomesticated," including blacks and non-assimilated immigrants, were linked to immorality by examining more closely some of the origins of domesticity.
Acting 'Natural': Vanity Fair and the UnMasking of Anglo-American Sentiment 2006
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But since the instinct must have been developed during the predomestication period, how under the sun could his wild, undomesticated ancestors have experienced the close, long - continued, and vital contact with man?
The Other Animals 2010
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In this study spanning 40 years and involving more than 10,000 foxes, researchers re-created the process of domestication by taking undomesticated commercial farm foxes and selectively breeding them solely for tameness over many generations.
Sophia Yin: Why It's Risky to Have Wild Animals as Pets Sophia Yin 2011
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The previously undomesticated boy quickly realizes that half-measures like hastily buying his little cousin a pre-packaged lunch at a convenience store on the way to kindergarten can have traumatic consequences in a milieu where bringing in an amateurish or non-homemade bento is perceived as a symptom of a shamefully inadequate family.
Daddies dearest 2010
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In this study spanning 40 years and involving more than 10,000 foxes, researchers re-created the process of domestication by taking undomesticated commercial farm foxes and selectively breeding them solely for tameness over many generations.
Sophia Yin: Why It's Risky to Have Wild Animals as Pets Sophia Yin 2011
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Shelob, Smaug, the Balrog ... in their astounding names, the fearful verve of their descriptions, their various undomesticated malevolence, these creatures are utterly embedded in our world-view.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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As for the exterior styling: I think it just rips—unhinged, subversive, undomesticated, and not at all pretty.
Mini's Hot Coupe: Drive It—If Your Pal Buys One Dan Neil 2012
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Its philosophy and tone were so juvenile, so entirely undomesticated, that it made Playboy look like Camus.
Where Have The Good Men Gone? Kay S. Hymowitz 2011
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Shelob, Smaug, the Balrog ... in their astounding names, the fearful verve of their descriptions, their various undomesticated malevolence, these creatures are utterly embedded in our world-view.
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To deepen his predicament, because he is single, his advisers and confidants are generally undomesticated guys just like him.
Where Have The Good Men Gone? Kay S. Hymowitz 2011
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