un·civ·il
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un·civ·il·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. disrespectful, uncouth, boorish.
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uncivil
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| un·civ·il
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adj.
un·civ'il·ly adv., un·civ'il·ness n. |
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| lacking civility or good manners; "want nothing from you but to get away from your uncivil tongue"- Willa Cather [ant: civil] |
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uncivil [anˈsivl] adjective
rude
Example: He apologized for being uncivil to her.
Example: He apologized for being uncivil to her.
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Uncivil
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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