• Incivil

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /ɪnˈsɪv.ɪl/

    Origin

    - + civil

    Full definition of incivil

    Adjective

    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."

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