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uncivilly

uncivilly adverb: in an uncivil manner; discourteously; rudely.

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 uncivilly

comparativemore uncivilly
superlativemost uncivilly

Origin of uncivilly

From uncivil + -ly.

Questions about uncivilly

What does uncivilly mean?
Uncivilly means in an uncivil manner; discourteously; rudely.
What part of speech is uncivilly?
Uncivilly is an adverb.

Words near uncivilly in the dictionary

  1. uncivilized
  2. uncivilizedly
  3. uncivilizedness
  4. uncivilizes
  5. uncivilizing
  6. uncivilly
  7. uncivilness
  8. UNCK WT
  9. unclad
  10. uncladded
  11. unclaim

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