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Definition of uncivil
1 : not civilized : barbarous
2 : lacking in courtesy : ill-mannered, impolite uncivil remarks
3 : not conducive to civic harmony and welfare
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the uncivil and wild land that the pioneers tamed and settled
such uncivil behavior will not be tolerated
Recent Examples of uncivil from the Web
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Americans will be flying the flag and celebrating freedom this weekend, but the concepts have become more important as the political landscape has erupted into uncivil, angry rhetoric, political activists say.
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The post on Facebook was removed as the discussion grew increasingly uncivil, Barrios said.
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Both Siegel, who died in 1991, and Ms. Coppola transpose the Civil War into a most uncivil one between a lone man and a group of women.
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This does not mean we are required to be vicious or uncivil.
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The experience of other countries, however, yields a clear lesson: Only civil legislators, willing to follow proper process and able to build broad consensus, are able to repair the long-term damage created by an uncivil president.
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In that roiling year, with disobedience civil and uncivil at critical mass, Poitier was at the height of a singular career.
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Mostly, these rules have been, and continue to be, an attempt to establish a veneer of civility in uncivil endeavors.
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Mr. Rubio derided Mr. Trump as untrustworthy and uncivil, while Mr. Cruz bashed him for donating money to Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign and to other Democrats.
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