Dictionary

incivil en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪnˈsɪv.ɪl/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English civil English incivil From in- + civil.

Meanings

1. (rare) Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
   • "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." 2005, Lawrence E. Hazelrigg, 'Social Science and the Challenge of Relativism, ' -, →ISBN, page 235:
2. (rare) Uncivilized, barbarous.
   • "It will be essentially incivil and criminal." 2001, M. K. Gandhi, 'Non-Violent Resistance, ', →ISBN, page 182:
   • 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. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] 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:

Forms

Deriveds

incivilly

Relateds

uncivil · incivility

Synonyms

barbarious · aweless · incivil · grim · uncouth · insolent · mismannered · uncivilized · unpolite · uncivil · bold · barbaric · tenebrose · wolfish · heathenly · churlish · rude · ill-mannered · unmannerly · discourteous · uncouth · barbaric · pagan · uncivil · barbaric · uncultured · Gothic · brutal · rough · gauche · barbarian · discourteous · rantipole · uncultured · uncourteous · unrefined · impudent · incivil · ill-bred · improper · barbarous · Gothlike · impolite · uncultured · heathenous · heathenish · heathen · uplandish · brutish · crude · bumptious · savage · animalistic · uncultivated · uncouth · uncivil · uncivilized · unpolished · truculent · heathen · underbred · lack-grace · bad-mannered

Translations (11)

es bárbaro (Want of civilization) · fr incivil (Want of courtesy) · ca incivilitzat (Want of civilization) · cs nezdvořilý (Want of courtesy) · ca incivil (Want of courtesy) · fi sivistymätön (Want of civilization) · fr incivilisé (Want of civilization) · fi epäkohtelias (Want of courtesy) · es incivil (Want of courtesy) · el αγενής (Want of courtesy) · es salvaje (Want of civilization)