Civil
Civil adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.
Usage example: please try to be civil to your ex-husband at the upcoming family wedding
Insolent
Both words in one sentence
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He had offended his uncle when, after being woken up in the middle of the night because his uncle wanted to know what time it was, his perfectly civil response is somehow perceived as insolent.
Source: Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off
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Insolent and Civil. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/civil/insolent
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Insolent or Civil. 2016. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/civil/insolent.
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