philistinicadj.
/ˌfɪlᵻˈstɪnɪk/, U.S. /ˌfɪləˈstɪnɪk/ Of the nature of, or characteristic of, a philistine (Philistine n. 3); uneducated, unenlightened.
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the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > [adjective] > Philistine
unseasoned1598
Gothish1602
Gothic1695
Vandal1752
beauty-proof1753
bourgeois1764
Philistine1831
palateless1860
philistinic1869
Philistinish1871
Babbitty1925
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > cultural ignorance > [adjective]
rudea1382
roida1400
borel1513
rustical?1532
illiberal1535
waste?1541
rusticc1550
illiterate1556
ruggedc1565
profane1568
unskilful1572
raw?1573
clownish1581
home-born1589
rough-hewn1593
unpolished1594
artless1598
home-bred1602
unbevelled1602
incult1628
museless1644
uncultivated1646
incultivateda1657
uncultivate1659
incultivate1661
unpolite1674
uncult1675
repent1684
uncultivated1725
uncultured1777
unenlightened1792
cultureless1824
sloven1856
philistinic1869
undoctrined1869
Philistine1871
Philistinish1871
roughneck1906
lowbrow1907
low-level1916
no-brow1922
bohunk1957
bakya1960
1869 W. Black In Silk Attire I. 114 The audience..applauding Philistinic politics over their raw chops.
1883 Good Words Aug. 493/1 There are some among us, nowadays, who sneer at all common-sense as philistinic.
1968 College Eng. 30 238/1 The language of Sebastian Dangerfield..eclipses philistinic belief in the continuity..of one's actions.
2002 Independent (Nexis) 1 Nov. 21 That England is always regarded as fundamentally philistinic abroad is...because, alone of the European countries, it is thought clever and entertaining to denigrate the arts here.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1869