supercultivated
supercultivated adjective: extremely cultivated (in various senses).
Adjective
supercultivated (comparative more supercultivated, superlative most supercultivated)
- Extremely cultivated (in various senses).
- I rather like the semi-wild character of some of the less supercultivated roses; they contribute a large share of the interest which belongs to an artistic garden.1894, F. Schuyler Mathews, “Roses, Lilies, Carnations, Chrysanthemums, and Orchids”, in The Beautiful Flower Garden: Its Treatment With Special Regard for the Picturesque, Philadelphia, P.A.: W....
- If one follows [William] Blake's mind through the several stages of his poetic development it is impossible to regard him as a naïf, a wild man, a wild pet for the supercultivated.1920, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “Blake”, in The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism, London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., page 137
Forms of supercultivated
| comparative | more supercultivated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most supercultivated |
Origin of supercultivated
From super- + cultivated.
Questions about supercultivated
- What does supercultivated mean?
- Supercultivated means extremely cultivated (in various senses).
- What part of speech is supercultivated?
- Supercultivated is an adjective.
Words near supercultivated in the dictionary
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