CARD 1 OF 3
uncivil
adjective
Reveal meaning and examples
Rude or lacking the courtesy expected in social interaction.
An uncivil interruption prevented the visitor from finishing her explanation.
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.