4 results for: churlish

churl·ish

Audio Help [chur-lish] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior.

2.	of a churl; peasantlike.

3.	niggardly; mean.

4.	difficult to work or deal with, as soil.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME cherlish, OE ceorlisc. See churl, -ish¹

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—Related forms

churl·ish·ly, adverb

churl·ish·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. coarse, uncouth, vulgar, loutish; ill-natured, uncivil.

—Antonyms 1. courteous.

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churl·ish Audio Help (chûr'lĭsh) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.
Having a bad disposition; surly: "as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear" (Shakespeare).
Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.

churl'ish·ly adv., churl'ish·ness n.

churlish
adjective
1.	rude and boorish
2.	having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare