Antonyms for uncivilly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : uhn-siv-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈsɪv əl

Definition of uncivilly

Origin : 1550s, "barbarous," from un- (1) "not" + civil. Meaning "impolite" is 1590s.

As in rudely : adv impolitely
As in sourly : adv acidulously

Example sentences :

I know what I know,' she kept repeating, not uncivilly, but with extreme gloom.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

We were particularly well lodged, and not uncivilly treated.
Extract from : « Pages From an Old Volume of Life » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

He would not have spoken to me so uncivilly had poor dear papa been alive, I know!
Extract from : « She and I, Volume 1 » by John Conroy Hutcheson

There was really no reason why I should treat him uncivilly.
Extract from : « A New Sensation » by Albert Ross

It was only the "Papists" who lived far enough off to be spoken of uncivilly.
Extract from : « Felix Holt, The Radical » by George Eliot

He spoke most uncivilly, and said I was driving him half crazy with my whistling.
Extract from : « The Diva's Ruby » by F. Marion Crawford

"Well, show me the kind you have," he said curtly, but not uncivilly.
Extract from : « Shadows of Flames » by Amelie Rives

It made a plaything of my little vessel, slapping it about most uncivilly.
Extract from : « St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877 » by Various

I was most uncivilly treated, and remanded two or three times.
Extract from : « A Rogue's Life » by Wilkie Collins

He did not treat me uncivilly or unkindly, but I saw that it cost him an effort to be as cordial as the rest of his family.
Extract from : « Will Weatherhelm » by W.H.G. Kingston

Synonyms for uncivilly

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