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Incivility \In`ci*vil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Incivilities}. [L.
incivilitas: cf. F. incivilit['e].]
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1. The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy;
rudeness of manner; impoliteness. --Shak. Tillotson.
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2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.
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Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in
civil account, are called indecencies and
incivilities. --Jer. Taylor.
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3. Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.
[R.] --Sir W. Raleigh.

Syn: Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness;
disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.
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