neanderthal

adj

1. (alt-of, not-comparable)Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal.
2. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to Homo neanderthalensis.

   “The capacity of the Neanderthal skull was 10% larger than that of modern humans.”

   “[…]In short, many assessments conclude that East Asians have more Neanderthal ancestry than Europeans, who have more Neanderthal ancestry than people in the Middle East.”

3. (broadly, derogatory, not-comparable)Old-fashioned, opposed to change.
4. (broadly, derogatory, not-comparable)Primitive, savage or uncivilized.
5. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to the Neander Valley in Germany.

noun

1. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Neanderthal.
2. A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.

   “These injuries may reflect the rigors of hunting with the Neanderthals' limited repertoire of weapons; the Neanderthals never seem to have developed projectiles, so they would have to have gotten more or less on top of their prey in order to kill them.”

3. (derogatory)A primitive, savage or uncivilized person.
4. (derogatory, ethnic, slur)A white person.