Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.
- adjective Having a bad disposition; surly.
- adjective Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Like or pertaining to a churl. Rude; ill-bred; surly; austere; sullen; rough in temper; uncivil.
- Selfish; narrow-minded; avaricious; niggardly.
- Hence Of things, unpliant; unyielding; unmanageable.
- Synonyms Clownish, Loutish, etc. See
boorish .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.
- adjective Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or pertaining to a
serf ,peasant , orrustic - adjective
rude ,surly ,ungracious - adjective
stingy orgrudging - adjective of soil difficult to
till , lackingpliancy ; unmanageable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a bad disposition; surly
- adjective rude and boorish
Etymologies
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Examples
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Far be it for me to remain churlish in the face of grace.
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Far be it for me to remain churlish in the face of grace.
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The regret has to do with a certain churlish reluctance to share the generally under-appreciated qualities of the lamb neck bone.
Toast: Lindy 2006
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The regret has to do with a certain churlish reluctance to share the generally under-appreciated qualities of the lamb neck bone.
Rillettes II, (The Obsessed) : Lamb Lindy 2006
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In using the word churlish to describe feminist behavior he doesn't like, this non-noble man who is admonishing Twisty, BitchPhD et al. is saying "be weaker," or "be less like men," or "be more like the wives and daughters of highly ranking men."
Swá we eác settað be eallum hádum, ge ceorle ge eorle Heo 2006
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In using the word churlish to describe feminist behavior he doesn't like, this non-noble man who is admonishing Twisty, BitchPhD et al. is saying "be weaker," or "be less like men," or "be more like the wives and daughters of highly ranking men."
Archive 2006-01-01 Heo 2006
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I love the word "churlish" - we need to use it more often!
Hillary Campaign Emails Out "Electability" Power-Point To All House Dems 2009
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Lennon and McCartney's decision not to put Harrison's "Not Guilty" on the White Album was not "churlish" - it was sensible, considering how dire it is.
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Lennon and McCartney's decision not to put Harrison's "Not Guilty" on the White Album was not "churlish" - it was sensible, considering how dire it is.
Expecting Rain 2009
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I wouldn’t call it churlish (in fact, I had to look up the definition).
yarb commented on the word churlish
Under Worcester the Severn, grown churlish, reflects
the Cathedral shattered today...
- Peter Reading, Severn at Worcester, from For the Municipality's Elderly, 1974
June 22, 2008
dailyword commented on the word churlish
Pippin was this in "Fate And The High King's Falcon" when Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn were taking care of him after he'd been nearly crushed by a troll.
June 9, 2012
alexz commented on the word churlish
"... and appears on 209 lists" Really?
May 17, 2015