neanderthal \neanderthal\ adj.
   1. uncouth in manners or appearance.

   Syn: boorish, clownish, loutish, oafish.
        [WordNet 1.5] Neanderthal race
        Neanderthal

Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. a.
   1. (Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the
      Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were
      found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The
      skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat,
      retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and
      enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is
      estimated at about 1,      man. Hence, pertaining to or designating the

Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. n.
   1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the
      race {Homo sapiens} neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals
      were shorter than modern humans.
      [PJC]

   2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave
      man.
      [PJC]

   3. Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or
      uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive
      social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly.
      [PJC]