un·civ·il

[uhn-siv-uhl]
adjective
1.
without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.

Origin:
1545–55; un-1 + civil

un·ci·vil·i·ty [uhn-suh-vil-i-tee] , un·civ·il·ness, noun
un·civ·il·ly, adverb


1. disrespectful, uncouth, boorish.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To uncivil
Collins
World English Dictionary
uncivil (ʌnˈsɪvəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  lacking civility or good manners
2.  an obsolete word for uncivilized
 
uncivility
 
n
 
un'civilness
 
n
 
un'civilly
 
adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Uncivil is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example sentences
The brief accompanying the motion is noteworthy for its vituperative and
  uncivil language.
In space, nobody can hear you be uncivil towards someone.
And it's not because our leader is so patently uncivil himself.
Leases will include conditions that prohibit drinking in the neighborhood as
  well as other uncivil behaviors.
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT