churlish
like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior.
of a churl; peasantlike.
stingy; mean.
difficult to work or deal with, as soil.
Origin of churlish
1Other words for churlish
Opposites for churlish
Other words from churlish
- churl·ish·ly, adverb
- churl·ish·ness, noun
- un·churl·ish, adjective
- un·churl·ish·ly, adverb
- un·churl·ish·ness, noun
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How to use churlish in a sentence
"And yet it was a handsome cavalcade," continued the proprietor, his predilection for pomp overcoming his churlishness.
Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart IshamYoung B——k told him, in no kind humour, that his churlishness in retaining the dog had lost them a fine hare.
Dog Breaking | William Nelson HutchinsonIf some churlish person does not own the ascendency, you know that the churlishness goes deep into the character.
The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St John, Vol. II | Marcus DodsSeveral of the dancers—had the will to do it been enough—were minded to stop and rebuke him for his churlishness.
Two Sides of the Face | Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchIt would never have even occurred to her to be guilty of the churlishness of turning away to go homeward.
Mariquita | John Ayscough
British Dictionary definitions for churlish
/ (ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ) /
rude or surly
of or relating to peasants
miserly
Derived forms of churlish
- churlishly, adverb
- churlishness, noun
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