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un·civ·il

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–adjective

1.	without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.

2.	uncivilized.

[Origin: 1545–55; un-¹ + civil

]

—Related forms

un·ci·vil·i·ty

Audio Help [uhn-suh-vil-i-tee] Pronunciation Key, un·civ·il·ness, noun

un·civ·il·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. disrespectful, uncouth, boorish.

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un·civ·il Audio Help (ŭn-sĭv'əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Discourteous; rude: "The street was quiet; slamming the car door seemed an uncivil disturbance" (Anthony Hyde).
Archaic Uncivilized.

un·civ'il·ly adv., un·civ'il·ness n.

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uncivil
adjective
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.

Arabic:	غَيْر مُهَذَّب، فَظ، خَشِن
Chinese (Simplified):	无礼的
Chinese (Traditional):	無禮的
Czech:	neslušný
Danish:	uhøflig
Dutch:	onbeleefd
Estonian:	ebaviisakas, jäme
Finnish:	epäkohtelias
French:	impoli (envers)
German:	grob unhöflich
Greek:	αγενής
Hungarian:	barátságtalan
Icelandic:	ókurteis

Italian:	maleducato, scortese
Japanese:	無礼な
Latvian:	rupjš; nepieklājīgs
Lithuanian:	nemandagus
Norwegian:	uhøflig, uoppdragen
Polish:	grubiański
Portuguese (Portugal):	mal-educado
Russian:	грубый
Slovak:	neslušný
Slovenian:	nevljuden
Spanish:	maleducado, grosero
Swedish:	ohövlig, ociviliserad
Turkish:	kaba