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civiladjective of or relating to a nationthe country was not destroyed by outside enemies but by a series of civil wars national, public civic, federal, municipalgovernment, governmentaldomestic, internal, intestinedemocratic, republicannationwide nonnational global, internationalalien, external, foreign showing consideration, courtesy, and good mannersplease try to be civil to your ex-husband at the upcoming family wedding courteous, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polite, well-bred attentive, careful, considerate, nice, solicitous, thoughtfulchivalrous, civilized, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, ladylikeceremonial, ceremonious, red-carpetcouth, formal, smooth, suave, unctuous, urbaneelegant, refineddeferential, dutiful, respectful, submissive, yieldingacceptable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, good, meet, proper, respectable, right, seemly, suitableaffable, cordial, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasant, sociablefelicitous, gracefuldemure, humble, meek, modest, unassertive discourteous, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, mannerless, rude, thoughtless, uncivil, ungenteel, ungracious, unmannered, unmannerly heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtlessaudacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, disrespectful, impertinent, impudent, insolent, lippy, saucy, shamelessboorish, churlish, clodhopping, clownish, loutish, uncouth, vulgarcasual, informal, unceremoniousimproper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, uncalled-for, unrespectable, unseemlyarrogant, conceited, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious civil, polite, courteous, gallant, chivalrous mean observant of the forms required by good breeding.civil often suggests little more than the avoidance of overt rudeness.owed the questioner a civil reply polite commonly implies polish of speech and manners and sometimes suggests an absence of cordiality.if you can't be pleasant, at least be polite courteous implies more actively considerate or dignified politeness.clerks who were unfailingly courteous to customers gallant and chivalrous imply courteous attentiveness especially to women.gallant suggests spirited and dashing behavior and ornate expressions of courtesy.a gallant suitor of the old school chivalrous suggests high-minded and self-sacrificing behavior.a chivalrous display of duty in the 14th century |