uncivil
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪvəl
Adjective
uncivil (comparative more uncivil, superlative most uncivil)
- Not civilized
- Synonyms: savage, barbarous, uncivilized
- Not civil; discourteous; impolite
- uncivil behavior
- 2007, The Times, 24 Dec 2007:
- 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.
- 2008, New York Times, 4 Feb 2008:
- 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
References
- “uncivil”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “uncivil”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.