Uncivil

//ʌnˈsɪv.əl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not civilized
  2. 2
    Not civil; discourteous; impolite

    "uncivil behavior"

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking civility or good manners wordnet

Synonyms

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abruptabruptanimalbarbarianbarbaricbarbarous

Example

More examples

"When she had done her work, she used to go into the chimney corner, and sit down among the cinders, hence she was called Cinderwench. The younger sister of the two, who was not so rude and uncivil as the elder, called her Cinderella."

Etymology

From un- + civil.

Related phrases

uncivil war

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