churlish
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churlish
- /ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/ UK
- /ˈt͡ʃɝːlɪʃ/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)lɪʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English cherlisch, cherlissh, from late Old English ċeorlisċ, ċierlisċ (“of or pertaining to churls”), equivalent to churl + -ish. Piecewise doublet of ceorlish.
adjective more churlish · most churlish
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Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
[…] the eloquence and truth of his tribute stands in marked contrast to Kramer's churlish caricature of Kael as a happy pig wallowing in the dirt.
Similar: rustic
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Rude, surly, ungracious.
[A]nd it is without all controuerſie, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to gouernment; whereas Ignorance makes them churliſh, thwart, and mutinous; […]
Similar: cross-grained, rude, surly, ungracious
- Stingy or grudging.
- Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable. 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland Where the bleak Swiss their stormy mansion tread, And force a churlish soil for scanty bread.
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adj rude or surly
| Español | poco afable, maleducado, grosero |
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| 한국어 | 야비한 yabihan |
| Português | rústico, grosseiro |
| Deutsch | ungehobelt, unfreundlich, mürrisch, griesgrämig |
| Italiano | villano |
| Ελληνικά | αγροίκος agroíkos |
| Română | ursuz |
| Русский | гру́бый grúbyj |
adj stingy or grudging
| Deutsch | knauserig, widerwillig |
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| Русский | скупо́й skupój |
adj (of soil) difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
| Русский | труднообраба́тываемая по́чва trudnoobrabátyvajemaja póčva |
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title = {churlish},
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