semicivilized

Example:The museum showcased artifacts from a time when the world was more civilized and people had a better understanding of the value of community.

Definition:Developed to a high degree, especially in terms of social development. It signifies a state of society characterized by the use of reason in the formulation of social customs and institutions and a moral development beyond that generally found in a merely physical or selfish state.

Example:The explorers described the indigenous people as savages but were unprepared for the advanced tools and knowledge they possessed.

Definition:Lacking the qualities of civilization; ferocious and brutish.