incivil

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈsɪv.ɪl/ (US)

Definition of incivil

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (rare)Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
    “"No matter how rude or incivil the existing habits of behavior, in other words, if the creature was in fact a human being, then he/she was necessarily endowed with a soul and thus with a capacity of understanding at least sufficient to absorb and retain Europe's instruction."”
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adj

  1. (rare)Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
    “"No matter how rude or incivil the existing habits of behavior, in other words, if the creature was in fact a human being, then he/she was necessarily endowed with a soul and thus with a capacity of understanding at least sufficient to absorb and retain Europe's instruction."”
  2. (rare)Uncivilized, barbarous.
    “Oft haue I heard your Maieſtie complain, Of Tamburlaine that ſturdie Scythian thiefe, That robs your merchants of Perſepolis, Trading by land vnto the westerne Iſles, And in your confines with his lawleſſe traine, Daily commits inciuill outrages.”
    “"It will be essentially incivil and criminal."”

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Etymology

From in- + civil.

Anagrams of incivil

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7 playable · top: CIVIL (10 pts)

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