Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incivil

/ɪnˈsɪv.ɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-civ-il
IPA: /ɪnˈsɪv.ɪl/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.

adj

Uncivilized, barbarous.

Example Sentences

""No matter how rude or incivil the existing habits of behavior, in other words, if the creature was in fact a human being, then he/she was necessarily endowed with a soul and thus with a capacity of understanding at least sufficient to absorb and retain Europe's instruction.""
"Oft haue I heard your Maieſtie complain, Of Tamburlaine that ſturdie Scythian thiefe, That robs your merchants of Perſepolis, Trading by land vnto the westerne Iſles, And in your confines with his lawleſſe traine, Daily commits inciuill outrages."
""It will be essentially incivil and criminal.""

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English civil English incivil From in- + civil.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈsɪv.ɪl/

Inflected Forms

more incivil (comparative) most incivil (superlative)

Derived Forms

incivilly

Frequently Paired Words

incivility uncivil

Synonyms

discourteous uncivil uncouth aweless improper bad-mannered barbaric bold bumptious crude churlish impudent

Questions

How do you pronounce incivil?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈsɪv.ɪl/.
What does incivil mean?: Displaying a lack of courtesy; rude, impolite.
Where does incivil come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English civil English incivil From in- + civil.

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