troglodytism noun2 •The practice of living in caves or cavelike environments.Troglodytism did not extend over the West Indies generally. On many of the Lesser Antilles and Virgin Islands caves are entirely lacking, while in other places they were not suitable for dwellings. — 1935 •(disapproving) The state or quality of being considered coarse, ignorant, uncultured, or unprogressive.
