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Rude or lacking the courtesy expected in social interaction.

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uncivil

An uncivil interruption prevented the visitor from finishing her explanation.
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In a shared office kitchen, one tenant behaved in a boorish way, talking loudly over introductions and mocking another person's lunch. His uncivil reply to a polite request made the exchange more uncomfortable: he told the speaker to stop wasting his time.
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