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adjective. formal uk / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / us / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / Add to word list. not polite: He was most uncivil to your father - called him an old fool. Synonyms. impolite formal. rude. Opposites. civil. polite. See also. incivility formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rude and cheeky. backchat. cheekily. cheekiness. cheeky. churlishly.
The meaning of UNCIVIL is not civilized : barbarous. How to use uncivil in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / uk / ʌnˈsɪv. ə l / Add to word list. not polite: He was most uncivil to your father - called him an old fool. Synonyms. impolite formal. rude. Opposites. civil. polite. See also. incivility formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rude and cheeky. backchat. cheekily. cheekiness. cheeky. churlishly.
1. without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous. 2. uncivilized.
If you're uncivil, you're not very polite. It's not okay to be uncivil to other people, even online. The original meaning of uncivil was a more extreme version of today's — it meant "barbarous." Now it simply means "not very nice" or "impolite."
1. Discourteous; rude: "The street was quiet; slamming the car door seemed an uncivil disturbance" (Anthony Hyde). 2. Archaic Uncivilized. un·civ′il·ly adv. un·civ′il·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definition of uncivil adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
