uncivil
/ʌnˈsɪv.əl/
uncivil adjective: not civilized.
Adjective
uncivil (comparative more uncivil, superlative most uncivil)
- Not civilized
- Synonyms:
- savage, barbarous, uncivilized, animalistic, barbarian, barbaric, barbarious, brutal, brutish, Gothic
- 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
- Synonyms:
- churlish, lack-grace, rude, aweless, improper, bad-mannered, barbaric, bold, bumptious, crude
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
| comparative | more uncivil |
|---|---|
| superlative | most 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
Source and license
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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