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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 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.
The meaning of UNCIVIL is not civilized : barbarous. How to use uncivil in a sentence.
1. without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous. 2. uncivilized. SYNONYMS 1. disrespectful, uncouth, boorish. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
adjective. formal us / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / uk / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / Add to word list 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.
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.
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."
