neanderthalian

1. 1.

   relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man

   “Neanderthal skull”

   SynonymsNeanderthalNeandertal

Questions about neanderthalian

What does neanderthalian mean?

neanderthalian means "relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man".

How many syllables are in neanderthalian?

neanderthalian has 6 syllables: ne-an-der-tha-li-an. The stress falls on "li".

What is another word for neanderthalian?

Close synonyms include Neanderthal, Neandertal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is neanderthalian a common word?

neanderthalian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.