civil (adj.)

  1. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; even if he didnt like them he should have been civil- W.S. Maugham

    [ Syn: polite ]

  2. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; civil affairs; civil strife; civil disobedience; civil branches of government'

  3. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; civil rights; civil liberty; civic duties; civic pride

    [ Syn: civic ]

  4. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; the civil calendar; a civil day begins at mean midnight'

  5. applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military; civil authorities'

  6. of or in a condition of social order; civil peoples'

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