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   incivility

   /ˌɪnsɪˈvɪlɪti/

   noun

   • 1. rude or unsociable speech or behaviour: "absenteeism and incivility were not tolerated"
   • ▪ an impolite or offensive comment: "he deserved to be put in his place after all the incivilities he'd been hurling at her"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French incivilité or late Latin incivilitas, from Latin incivilis, from in- ‘not’ + civilis ‘of a citizen’ (see civil).

   Scrabble Points: 18

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   • N

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   • C

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   • I

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   • V

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