uncivil

Everyday

Rude and impolite; not showing good manners. tree →

In the lessons

A manners word, a bit formal and old-fashioned. In Alice in Wonderland Alice often thinks the creatures are uncivil — the Caterpillar, the Hatter, the Duchess — while Alice tells the Hatter that making personal remarks is very rude, and the March Hare says it was not very civil of her to sit down without being invited. In everyday life being uncivil means not being polite.

Examples

• It was uncivil of him not to say thank you. tree →
• Alice thought the Caterpillar very uncivil. tree →
• Please don't be uncivil to our guests. tree →
• The shopkeeper gave an uncivil reply. tree →
• «That's very uncivil,» said the Duchess. tree →
• Being uncivil online is still being rude. tree →
• So it proved with the poor Giant, whom I am really a little sorry for, notwithstanding his uncivil way of treating strangers who came to visit him. tree →

Note

Adjective; opposite «civil» (polite). Noun «incivility» (note in-, not un-). Formal; in speech people say «rude».