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- Dictionaryuncivil/ʌnˈsɪvl/
adjective
- 1. discourteous; impolite: "he'd been short and uncivil with her"
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adjective. formal uk / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / us / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / Add to word list. not polite: He was most uncivil to your father - called him an old fool. Synonyms. impolite formal. rude. Opposites. civil. polite. See also. incivility formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rude and cheeky. backchat. cheekily. cheekiness. cheeky. churlishly.
The meaning of UNCIVIL is not civilized : barbarous. How to use uncivil in a sentence.
Uncivil definition: without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.. See examples of UNCIVIL used in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / uk / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / Add to word list. not polite: He was most uncivil to your father - called him an old fool. Synonyms. impolite formal. rude. Opposites. civil. polite. See also. incivility formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rude and cheeky. backchat. cheekily. cheekiness. cheeky. churlishly.
1. without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous. 2. uncivilized.
If you're uncivil, you're not very polite. It's not okay to be uncivil to other people, even online. The original meaning of uncivil was a more extreme version of today's — it meant "barbarous." Now it simply means "not very nice" or "impolite."
Definition of uncivil adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Discourteous; rude: "The street was quiet; slamming the car door seemed an uncivil disturbance" (Anthony Hyde). 2. Archaic Uncivilized. un·civ′il·ly adv. un·civ′il·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Democracies, old and new, are threatened and morally troubled as well by the violence unleashed in uncivil wars. Diversity does not need to collapse into naked violence to produce a nasty, uncivil society. Find similar words to uncivil using the buttons below.
1. disrespectful, uncouth, boorish. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: uncivil /ʌnˈsɪvəl/ adj. lacking civility or good manners. an obsolete word for uncivilized. uncivility /ˌʌnsɪˈvɪlɪtɪ/, unˈcivilness n unˈcivilly adv. 'uncivil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
