Comparative form of civil; more civil, polite, or refined in behavior or conduct.
From civil + -er (comparative suffix). Civil comes from Latin civilis. Standard English comparative formation for adjectives.
It's curious that we rarely use 'civiler' in modern English, preferring 'more civil' instead; this shift happened because English gradually abandoned many single-syllable comparatives, making our language feel more formal and thoughtful.
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