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Synonyms for uncivil


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-siv-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈsɪv əl

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Définition of uncivil

Origin :
  • 1550s, "barbarous," from un- (1) "not" + civil. Meaning "impolite" is 1590s.
  • adj rude
Example sentences :
  • "You need not be uncivil," returned Bywater, with great suavity.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • And my opinion is that you are as uncivil as I've proved you to be untruthful.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • This was uncivil enough, but Sir Francis did not take it amiss.
  • Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope
  • There is nothing so uncivil at times as to be cuttingly polite.
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell
  • As you call me brother; I am not an uncivil person after all, sister.
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • If I did not like you, it would be uncivil of you to say you had found it out, unless I treated you rudely.
  • Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford
  • Wouldst thou be so uncivil as to say no to her invitation, if she sent to thee, to come?
  • Extract from : « The Substance of a Dream » by F. W. Bain
  • As it is, Mr. Wayne, I don't want to say a word that's uncivil.
  • Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • I hope it's not uncivil to say that you can be, and ought to be, in gaol.
  • Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • "But you did not tell me what made him so uncivil," continued Nellie.
  • Extract from : « Under Fire » by Frank A. Munsey
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