uncivil
/ʌnˈsɪvəl/ · un·civ·il
adjective
- Not civilized; lacking the qualities of a refined or cultured society. The uncivil conditions of the frontier town shocked the newcomers.
- Not civil; discourteous or impolite in behavior or speech. His uncivil remarks during the meeting earned him a reprimand.
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Did you know? The word ‘uncivil’ appears in the title of a 1995 legal article that coined the term ‘uncivil discourse’ to describe hostile public debate, a phrase that later became central to discussions of online harassment.