uncivil
English
Etymology
un- + civil
Pronunciation
- enPR: ŭnʹsĭv-əl IPA(key): /ʌnˈsɪv.əl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪvəl
Adjective
uncivil (comparative more uncivil, superlative most uncivil)
- Not civilized
- Synonyms: savage, barbarous, uncivilized
- Not civil; discourteous; impolite
- uncivil behavior
- 24 December 2007, “The Times”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- John Terry and Frank Lampard would not have reacted as the Nigerian did to the (admittedly X-rated) challenge that led to the Liverpool forward being sent off in last week’s Carling Cup quarter-final against Chelsea. All very dangerous, all very uncivil.
- 4 February 2008, New York Times:
- But since you probably weren’t there, and be thankful for that, here is a quick primer on local, uncivil civics so that you might appreciate the recent political clamor in this part of eastern Tennessee.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:impolite
See also
- incivil
References
- uncivil in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- uncivil in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913