undomesticated
adjective
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈmes.tɪ.keɪ.tɪd/us/ˌʌn.dəˈmes.tɪ.keɪ.t̬ɪd/undomesticatedadjective(PERSON)
notableorwillingto docleaning,cooking, and otherjobsin thehome, and to takecareofchildren:
I'm alwaysclean, withcleanclothes, but I'mterriblyundomesticated.
He nevercooksorcleans, and istotallyundomesticated.
- She wascriticizedfor her undomesticatedways, and wasconstantlytermed"astrangechild".
Home
- a roof overyourheadidiom
- abode
- accommodation
- an Englishman's home is his castleidiom
- bolthole
- crib
- domestic
- domestically
- gaff
- habitation
- hangout
- harem
- non-home
- pad
- place
- premises
- rabbit hutch
- residence
- residential
- roof
undomesticatedadjective(ANIMAL)
(of ananimal) notbroughtunderhumancontrolinordertoprovidefood,power, orcompany:
Undomesticateddogs, like many otherwildanimals, do notexpecttoeataccordingto arigidschedule.
When youcompareundomesticatedcatswith undomesticateddogs, I would be a lot morenervousin acagewith alionortigerthan awolforjackal.
Compare
feral
wild
- She'dspenttheafternoonchasingan undomesticatedcatthroughlongstalksofgrassandweeds.
- Out ofrespectfor theanimalsandconcernfortheirhealth, theyhopetokeeptheanimalsas undomesticated aspossible.
Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- anti-parasitic
- autotroph
- biota
- biped
- esculent
- family
- fauna
- flora
- flora and fauna
- mammalian
- migrant
- non-mammalian
- non-placental
- omnivore
- rodent
- ruminant
- scavenger
- secondary consumer
- songster
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