churlish
[ chur-lish ]
/ ˈtʃɜr lɪʃ /
adjective
like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior.
of a churl; peasantlike.
stingy; mean.
difficult to work or deal with, as soil.
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Words nearby churlish
churchyard, churchyard beetle, churidars, churinga, churl, churlish, churn, churn drill, churning, churn molding, churn out
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churlish
/ (ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ) /
adjective
rude or surly
of or relating to peasants
miserly
Derived forms of churlish
churlishly, adverbchurlishness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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