Civilized - definition, pronunciation, transcription
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to civilize
adjective
Extra examples
A civilized society must respond to crime with fairness and justice.
Stop yelling. We have to be more civilized about this.
Try to act like a civilized human being!
Such things should not happen in a civilized society.
'This is very civilized,' she said, lying back with a gin and tonic.
Let's try and be civilized about this, shall we?
...butchery on a scale that horrified the civilized world...
...although once common, torture is now an abomination to the civilized peoples of the earth...
...some people find a glass of wine to be a civilized and sedative addition to an evening meal...
...all civilized nations should protest this senseless slaughter...
...acts that are transgressions against the laws of civilized societies everywhere...
Can't we have the meeting at a more civilized hour?
One measure of a civilized and compassionate society is how well it treats its prison population.
One of the pillars of a civilized society must be that everyone has equal access to the legal system.
Such prejudices strike right at the heart of any notions of a civilized society.
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