churlish
adjective
like a churl; boorish; rude.
churlishly
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a word derived from
churlish.
Example Sentences
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Peter Crook’s titular King Henry IV, meanwhile, seems so churlishly aloof that you can’t find any compelling emotional rationale for Hal’s contrite return.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2019
If the top four winds up with two Big Ten non-champions and Penn State seated churlishly at No. 5, there could be viable seething.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2016
He knew William thought he had behaved churlishly, resisting the friendly overtures of his extended family.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2015
Photograph: Steven Paston/Action Images Given that over-zealous, churlishly administered security is the one event in which you could expect modern Britain to take gold every time, these are soul-searching times for the Olympics.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 12, 2012
“Well, let’s hear it, anyway,” Van Bleit said churlishly, still drumming on the tablecloth with his big, coarse fingers.
From Grit Lawless by F.E. Mills Young
