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uncivil

[ uhn-siv-uhl ]

adjective

  1. without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.

    Synonyms: , ,



uncivil

/ ˌʌnsɪˈvɪlɪtɪ; ʌnˈsɪvəl /

adjective

  1. lacking civility or good manners
  2. an obsolete word for uncivilized
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈ, adverb
  • uncivility, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ····ٲ [uhn-s, uh, -, vil, -i-tee], ܲ·i·Ա noun
  • ܲ·i· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of uncivil1

First recorded in 1545–55; un- 1 + civil
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As Jamieson noted, “We’re influenced by what we see around us. If I hear a lot of what we would traditionally mark off as uncivil discourse, it seems normal to me.”

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Mainly, what I don’t fully fathom is why any American could vote for an uncivil creep like Donald Trump.

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Now the Republican Party knows it is left with a complete, anti-American, uncivil lowlife who lies as he breathes and contaminates everything he touches.

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About 2 million California Republicans voted for a lying, uncivil, fraudulent con man.

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“Unfortunately, the increase of uncivil behavior, of violence, is developing even in modest towns like ours … It’s very hard to solve.”

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