UNCIVIL

uncivil, rude

(adjective) lacking civility or good manners; “want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue”- Willa Cather

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

uncivil (comparative more uncivil, superlative most uncivil)

Not civilized

Synonyms: savage, barbarous, uncivilized

Not civil; discourteous; impolite

Synonyms

• See also impolite

Source: Wiktionary


Un*civ"il, a.

1. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized. Men can not enjoy the rights of an uncivil and of a civil state together. Burke.

2. Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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