| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Uncivil; rude.[Websters]
2. Being impolite, uncivil, rude, disrespectful or indelicate. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb incivilly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (incivilly) | 1. Uncivilly.[Websters]. 2. In an uncivil, indecent, unmannered, indelicate or ungallant manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective incivil.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "INCIVIL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1610. (references) |
| Etymology:Incivil \In*civ"il\, adjective. [Latin expression incivilis; prefix in- not civilis civil: compare to the French expression incivil.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INCIVIL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Uncivil; rude; unpolite. [But uncivil is generally used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] (obsolete) 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." (references) | 2: [Adjective] (obsolete) Uncivilized, barbarous. 2001, M. K. Gandhi, Non-Violent Resistance ISBN 0486416062 - Page 182 "It will be essentially incivil and criminal." (references) | |
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