uncivil

American  

[uhn-siv-uhl] / ʌnˈsɪv əl /

adjective

1. without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.

   Synonyms:

   boorish, uncouth, disrespectful

2. uncivilized.

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uncivil British  

/ ˌʌnsɪˈvɪlɪtɪ, ʌnˈsɪvəl /

adjective

1. lacking civility or good manners

2. an obsolete word for uncivilized

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Other Word Forms

• uncivility noun
• uncivilly adverb
• uncivilness noun

Etymology

Origin of uncivil

First recorded in 1545–55; un- ¹ + civil

Example Sentences

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, New Jersey Democrat and a co-chairman of the problem solvers caucus, said that positioning only exacerbates the “uncivil war that pits red against blue.”

From Washington Times

Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat who is co-chairman of the problem solvers caucus, said that positioning only exacerbates the “uncivil war that pits red against blue.”

From Washington Times

This news has me entertaining uncivil thoughts that probably violate the Constitution: I’m no longer against making people prove that they’ve been vaccinated before entering public places.

From Washington Post

But what we have created is a law-enforcement structure that is itself uncivil.

From Scientific American

The Democratic president said the task at hand was to end what he called “an uncivil war and heal the very soul of our nation.”

From Reuters