semicivilized

[ sem-ee-siv-uh-lahyzd, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˌsɛm iˈsɪv əˌlaɪzd, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

half or partly civilized.

Origin of semicivilized

First recorded in 1830–40; semi- + civilized

sem·i·civ·i·li·za·tion, noun

You know Nerado mentioned several times the 'semicivilized fishes of the greater deeps'?

Triplanetary |Edward Elmer Smith
But here the semicivilized, superstitious, rather dirty, fourteenth and fifteenth century person has gone.

English Costume |Dion Clayton Calthrop
Most of the foreign goods are of a class which must, I think, be manufactured only for export to a semicivilized country.

A Glimpse at Guatemala |Anne Cary Maudslay
There are no rival claims to lay hold of unoccupied or semicivilized territories in other parts of the world.

South America Observations and Impressions |James Bryce

The city was nothing more than a semicivilized settlement of little, flat‑topped stone houses.

The Fire People |Ray Cummings