churlish
11churlish — UK [ˈtʃɜː(r)lɪʃ] / US [ˈtʃɜrlɪʃ] adjective impolite and unfriendly, especially towards someone who does not deserve to be treated in this way churlish behaviour It seemed churlish to refuse …
12churlish — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl ; vulgar 2. marked by a lack of civility or graciousness ; surly 3. difficult to work with or deal with ; intractable …
13churlish — churlishly, adv. churlishness, n. /cherr lish/, adj. 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. [bef. 1000; ME cherlish, OE ceorlisc. See CHURL,… …
14churlish — churl|ish [ˈtʃə:lıʃ US ˈtʃə:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old English; Origin: ceorlic of a churl , from ceorl churl, person of low class ] formal not polite or friendly ▪ It seemed churlish to refuse his invitation …
15churlish — adjective bad tempered or impolite: It seemed churlish to refuse his invitation. churl noun (C) churlishly adverb churlishness noun (U) …
16churlish — adjective it seemed churlish to refuse her invitation Syn: rude, ill mannered, ill bred, discourteous, impolite, unmannerly, uncivil, unchivalrous; inconsiderate, uncharitable, surly, sullen Ant: polite …
17churlish — churl•ish [[t]ˈtʃɜr lɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior[/ex] 2) peasantlike 3) niggardly; mean 4) difficult to work or deal with, as soil • Etymology: bef. 1000 churl′ish•ly, adv. churl′ish•ness, n …
18churlish — adjective /ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ,ˈtʃɝːlɪʃ/ a) Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic. b) Rude, surly, ungracious. Syn: rustic, cross grained …
19churlish — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, aggressive, bearish, beastly, bitchy, bluff, blunt, boorish, brash, brusque, cankered, cantankerous, carlish, cavalier, cloddish, clodhopping, clownish, coarse, countrified, country born, country bred, crabbed …
20churlish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. rude, surly (See discourtesy). Ant., polite, courteous. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. surly, boorish, ungracious, base; see rude 1 , 2 , vulgar 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. surly, mean,… …
