CHURLISH

churlish

(adjective) having a bad disposition; surly; “churlish as a bear”- Shakespeare

churlish

(adjective) rude and boorish

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

churlish (comparative more churlish, superlative most churlish)

Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.

Synonym: rustic

Rude, surly, ungracious. [from late 14th c.]

Synonyms: cross-grained, rude, surly, ungracious

Stingy or grudging.

Synonyms: grudging, illiberal, miserly, niggardly, stingy

(of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.

Source: Wiktionary

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Churl"ish, a.

1. Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. "Churlish benefits." Ld. Burleigh. Half mankind maintain a churlish strife. Cowper.

2. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals. Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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