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incivilly

incivilly is the obsolete form of uncivilly.

Meaning of uncivilly

Adverb

uncivilly (comparative more uncivilly, superlative most uncivilly)

  1. In an uncivil manner; discourteously; rudely.
    • "And what ails my apparel, old man?" said Damian, turning sternly on the huntsman, as one who has been hastily and uncivilly roused from a reverie.1825 June 22, [Walter Scott], chapter I, in Tales of the Crusaders. […], volume II (The Betrothed), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson...

Forms of incivilly

comparativemore incivilly
superlativemost incivilly

Origin of incivilly

From incivil + -ly.

Questions about incivilly

What is incivilly the obsolete form of?
Incivilly is the obsolete form of uncivilly.

Words near incivilly in the dictionary

  1. incivil
  2. incivilisation
  3. incivilities
  4. incivility
  5. incivilization
  6. incivilly
  7. incivism
  8. incivisms
  9. incke
  10. incl
  11. incl.

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