incivil

English

Etymology

in- +‎ civil

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɪnˈsɪv.ɪl/

Adjective

incivil (comparative more incivil, superlative most incivil)

1. (rare) Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
   • 2005, Lawrence E. Hazelrigg, Social Science and the Challenge of Relativism - ISBN 0813008905 Page 235

     "No matter how rude or incivil the existing habits of behavior, in other words, if the creature was in fact a human being, then he/she was necessarily endowed with a soul and thus with a capacity of understanding at least sufficient to absorb and retain Europe's instruction."

2. (rare) Uncivilized, barbarous.
   • 2001, M. K. Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance ISBN 0486416062 - Page 182

     "It will be essentially incivil and criminal."

Related terms

• incivility

See also

• uncivil

Translations

Want of courtesy

• Greek: αγενής (el) (agenís) m

• Spanish: incivil (es)

Want of civilization

• Spanish: salvaje (es), bárbaro (es)

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French

Adjective

incivil m (feminine incivile, masculine plural incivils, feminine plural inciviles)

1. uncivil

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /inθiˈβil/

Adjective

incivil m and f (plural inciviles)

1. uncivil