incivil

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English

Etymology

From in- +‎ civil.

Pronunciation

Adjective

incivil (comparative more incivil, superlative most incivil)

  1. (rare) Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
    • 2005, Lawrence E. Hazelrigg, 'Social Science and the Challenge of Relativism, ' -, →ISBN, 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.
    • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. The First Part , 2nd edition, part 1, London: Richard Iones, , published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene i:
      Oft haue I heard your Maieſtie complain,
      Of Tamburlaine that ſturdie Scythian thiefe,
      That robs your merchants of Perſepolis,
      Trading by land vnto the westerne Iſles,
      And in your confines with his lawleſſe traine,
      Daily commits inciuill outrages.
    • 2001, M. K. Gandhi, 'Non-Violent Resistance, ', →ISBN, page 182:
      "It will be essentially incivil and criminal."

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Adjective

incivil (feminine incivile, masculine plural incivils, feminine plural inciviles)

  1. uncivil

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Spanish

Etymology

From in- +‎ civil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /inθiˈbil/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /insiˈbil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Syllabification: in‧ci‧vil

Adjective

incivil m or f (masculine and feminine plural inciviles)

  1. uncivil; impolite
    Antonym: civil

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