Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Discourteous; rude.
- adjective Archaic Uncivilized.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not civil.
- Not courteous; ill-mannered; rude; coarse: as, an uncivil answer; an uncivil fellow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
- adjective Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
civilized ;savage ;barbarous ;uncivilized . - adjective Not
civil ; notcomplaisant ;discourteous ;impolite ;rude ;unpolished ; as, uncivil behavior.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking civility or good manners
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Examples
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Many Democrats tied Mr. Wilson's blowup to what they called the uncivil behavior at town-hall meetings over the summer.
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Incidentally, Geoff, your own comments are rather 'uncivil' - this how you deal with everyone you disagree with?
Nice Deb 2009
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For a couple of weeks now I have been beating around the bush trying to find the right words to say what's been bothering me in this health care reform debate, if that's what you want to call the uncivil disobedience that's been going on at these town hall meetings.
Self-Care Reform 2009
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Provided, y'know, it's not "unprofessional" or "uncivil" -- the parameters of which she will, of course, define for the proles.
Free Exercise 2005
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Faculty allege that Jones has used "uncivil" language with faculty and staff, once sending an e-mail to faculty with the heading "Enough ..."
Bowie State faculty: Life under provost 'untenable' Daniel de Vise 2010
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Sorry, but if Wilson's outburst was "uncivil," what is lying to the American people called?
Resolution criticizing Wilson passes, on mostly partisan vote 2009
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After personally attacking me for allegedly being "uncivil," Honig then asserted that the Congressman's "position is on all fours with the Open Internet policy endorsed by the labor unions, all the minority intergovernmental organizations and virtually every national civil rights organization except ColorofChange."
James Rucker: A Key, Unknown Player in Civil Rights Groups' Attack on the Open Internet James Rucker 2010
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After personally attacking me for allegedly being "uncivil," Honig then asserted that the Congressman's "position is on all fours with the Open Internet policy endorsed by the labor unions, all the minority intergovernmental organizations and virtually every national civil rights organization except ColorofChange."
James Rucker: A Key, Unknown Player in Civil Rights Groups' Attack on the Open Internet James Rucker 2010
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After personally attacking me for allegedly being "uncivil," Honig then asserted that the Congressman's "position is on all fours with the Open Internet policy endorsed by the labor unions, all the minority intergovernmental organizations and virtually every national civil rights organization except ColorofChange."
James Rucker: A Key, Unknown Player in Civil Rights Groups' Attack on the Open Internet James Rucker 2010
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Their "uncivil" behavior prompted a number of so-called free speech advocates to start propounding about the need for civility.
John W. Whitehead: Forcing Politicians to Listen: Dissent, Rebellion and All-Around Hell-Raising 2010
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