Inappropriate vs Uncivilized - What's the difference?
inappropriate | uncivilized |
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.
Crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.
Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.
Used to describe behaviours deemed savage or inappropriate.
As adjectives the difference between inappropriate and uncivilized
is that inappropriate is not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place while uncivilized is crude, barbarous, wild, uncultured.inappropriate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.
- "While PDA or sexual irresponsibility may be considered unsuitable, it is not inappropriate for teenagers in a relationship and nearly of legal age to talk alone."