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civilized

[siv-uh-lahyzd] / ˈsɪv əˌlaɪzd /


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Though a fork and knife make one feel civilized while digging into the roast, this ruby glass of Rioja Alta doesn’t hurt.

From Salon

Any civilized society must cultivate and maintain an intellectual class.

From Salon

Norman Allenby-Smith, the chairman of the 650-member Sandbanks Community Group says he has also been trying to find a civilized solution but has so far "failed".

From BBC

Tylor and Robertson Smith agreed, however, that what Tylor called the “essential rationality of primitive peoples” linked the savage past and the civilized present.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I said I don’t agree with him on that, but let’s keep it civilized, whichever way the people go.”

From The Wall Street Journal