Churlish

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  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
    • 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic
  • adjective. rude, surly, ungracious
  • adjective. stingy or grudging
  • adjective. difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having a bad disposition; surly
  • adjective. rude and boorish
    • Word Usage
    "Far be it for me to remain churlish in the face of grace."
    Equivalent
    ill-natured  ungracious  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    girlish  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    boorish  cantankerous  captious  crabbed  disrespectful  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abrupt  aggressive  bearish  beastly  bitchy  
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