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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024churl•ish /ˈtʃɜrlɪʃ/USA pronunciation adj. - grouchy;
bad-tempered;
rude and impolite:was spoken to roughly by a churlish clerk.
churl•ish•ly, adv. churl•ish•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024churl•ish (chûr′lish),USA pronunciation adj. - like a churl;
boorish;
rude:churlish behavior. - of a churl;
peasantlike. - niggardly;
mean. - difficult to work or deal with, as soil.
- Middle English cherlish, Old English ceorlisc. See churl, -ish1 bef. 1000
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged coarse, uncouth, vulgar, loutish; ill-natured, uncivil.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged courteous.
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