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uncivil
[ uhn-siv-uhl ]
adjective
- without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.
Synonyms: boorish, uncouth, disrespectful
uncivil
/ ˌʌnsɪˈvɪlɪtɪ; ʌnˈsɪvəl /
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Derived Forms
- unˈcivilly, adverb
- uncivility, noun
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Other Words From
- un·ci·vil·i·ty [uhn-s, uh, -, vil, -i-tee], un·civil·ness noun
- un·civil·ly adverb
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Example Sentences
“In this uncivil twilight, we make our own choices, we wear our true faces,” he says.
Uncivil Liberties By Calvin Trillin I spent my college years deep into the great humorists: Benchley, Perelman, Woody Allen.
When it becomes "uncivil" to call out liars, lying becomes free.
More than a tempest in a teapot, a most uncivil war is brewing.
Extreme partisanship and uncivil political discourse is not the best way to accomplish anything in Washington.
If it be mere banter, I can endure it within proper limit; although it is uncivil on the part of a stranger.
As you call me brother; I am not an uncivil person after all, sister.
If I did not like you, it would be uncivil of you to say you had found it out, unless I treated you rudely.
Wouldst thou be so uncivil as to say no to her invitation, if she sent to thee, to come?
I hope it's not uncivil to say that you can be, and ought to be, in gaol.
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