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adj. Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.

adj. Having a bad disposition; surly: "as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear” ( Shakespeare).

adj. Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.

adj. of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic

adj. rude, surly, ungracious

adj. stingy or grudging

adj. difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable

adj. Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.

adj. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought.

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.

adj. having a bad disposition; surly

adj. rude and boorish

"Far be it for me to remain churlish in the face of grace."

ill-natured    ungracious   

churlishly    churlishness    churlhood    churled    churldom    churl   

rude    crossgrained    ungracious    surly    illiberal    niggardly    unmanageable    unyielding    rustic    boorish   

girlish   

boorish    ungracious    surly    ill-natured    unfriendly    unamiable    morose    peevish    disrespectful    miserly