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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]

churl·ish·ly, adverb
churl·ish·ness, noun

1. coarse, uncouth, vulgar, loutish; ill-natured, uncivil.
1. courteous.
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churl·ish    Audio Help   (chûr'lĭsh)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.
  2. Having a bad disposition; surly: "as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear" (Shakespeare).
  3. Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.

churl'ish·ly adv., churl'ish·ness n.
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churlish

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

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