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uncivil

/ʌnˈsɪv.əl/

uncivil adjective: not civilized.

Adjective

uncivil (comparative more uncivil, superlative most uncivil)

  1. Not civilized
  2. Not civil; discourteous; impolite
    • uncivil behavior
    • But when he had urged his request four or five times, and we thought on what evil the country folk say that they have at times suffered from the Vettar, when they have chanced to swear at them, or with uncivil words bid them go to hell, I took the resolution to read some prayers over my wife, and...1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 123

uncivil meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

uncivil in Hindi

uncivil, impolite
असभ्य asabhya

uncivil in Tamil

uncivil, vulgar or slanderous language
தும்பு tumpu

uncivil in Urdu

اکھڑ, بدتمیز, بےمروت, گنوار, غیرمہذب, گستاخ

uncivil in Bengali

uncivil, unmannerly
অভদ্র ôbhôdrô
More languagesFewer languages
uncivil in Malayalam
അസഭ്യ asabhya
uncivil in Kannada
ಅಗೌರವದ, ಅವಮರ್ಯಾದೆಯ, ಅಸಭ್ಯ
uncivil in Odia
ନଷ୍ଟ naṣṭa

Synonyms of uncivil

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Forms of uncivil

comparativemore uncivil
superlativemost uncivil

Origin of uncivil

From un- + civil.

Words formed from uncivil

Words that rhyme with uncivil

Questions about uncivil

What does uncivil mean?
Uncivil means not civilized.
What is uncivil in Hindi?
Uncivil in Hindi is असभ्य (asabhya). See Uncivil meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is uncivil?
Uncivil is an adjective.
How do you pronounce uncivil?
Uncivil is pronounced /ʌnˈsɪv.əl/.

Words near uncivil in the dictionary

  1. UNCITRAL
  2. uncitrullinated
  3. uncity
  4. uncitying
  5. uncivic
  6. uncivil
  7. uncivil war
  8. uncivilisable
  9. uncivilisation
  10. uncivilise
  11. uncivilised

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Adapted from Wiktionary: uncivil (page history and authors); असभ्य (Hindi) (page history and authors); தும்பு (Tamil) (page history and authors); uncivil (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অভদ্র (Bengali) (page history and authors); അസഭ്യ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); uncivil (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ନଷ୍ଟ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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