civil
adjective
of, relating to, or consisting of citizens.
half-civil
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a word derived from
civil.
Example Sentences
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"The same, at your service!" replied the black man, with a half-civil nod.
From The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 by Daniel Defoe
It was, doubtless, impossible to do more than diminish and restrain the evil, which was the most annoying of the smaller troubles attending the anomalous half-military and half-civil government of the department.
From Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 by Jacob Dolson Cox
