2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [R.] Addison.

Un*civ"il*ty, adv. In an uncivil manner.

Un*clasp" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clasp.] To loose the clasp of; to

open, as something that is fastened, or as with, a clasp; as, to

unclasp a book; to unclasp one's heart.

Un"cle (?), n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr. L. avunculus

a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather; akin to Lith. avynas

uncle, Goth. aw&?; grandmother, Icel. i great grandfather.] 1. The

brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an aunt's husband; —

the correlative of aunt in sex, and of nephew and niece in

relationship.

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