churl
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How to use churl in a sentence
Many years ago I was very much wounded (but I said nothing) to hear myself spoken of as a churl, an impossible and crabbed man.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierTo give awkwardly denotes the churl; the most difficult and unpleasant part is to give; then, why not add a smile?
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreThere tarried Olaf long and it fared well with him, and always was he mightily beloved by the churl.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri SturlusonA man may value what is his own without being a miser or a churl.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeI am no sour churl to take offence at the idle words of a foolish boy.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls | Various
British Dictionary definitions for churl
/ (tʃɜːl) /
Origin of churl
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