Uncivil vs Obnoxious - What's the difference?
uncivil | obnoxious | Related terms |
Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.
Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude; unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.
* 2007 , The Times , 24 Dec 2007:
* 2008 , New York Times , 4 Feb 2008:
Extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.
(archaic) exposed to harm or injury.
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Uncivil is a related term of obnoxious.
As adjectives the difference between uncivil and obnoxious
is that uncivil is not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized while obnoxious is extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.uncivil
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Adjective
(en adjective)- John Terry and Frank Lampard would not have reacted as the Nigerian did to the (admittedly X-rated) challenge that led to the Liverpool forward being sent off in last week’s Carling Cup quarter-final against Chelsea. All very dangerous, all very uncivil .
- But since you probably weren’t there, and be thankful for that, here is a quick primer on local, uncivil civics so that you might appreciate the recent political clamor in this part of eastern Tennessee.
Synonyms
* See alsoSee also
* incivilReferences
* *obnoxious
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Alternative forms
* obnoctious (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
- Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
- To begin then with his Experiment of the burning Wood, it seems to me to be obnoxious to not a few considerable Exceptions.