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CHURLISH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does churlish mean?
• CHURLISH (adjective)
The adjective CHURLISH has 2 senses:
1. rude and boorish
2. having a bad disposition; surly
Familiarity information: CHURLISH used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rude and boorish
Similar:
ungracious (lacking charm and good taste)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a bad disposition; surly
Context example:
churlish as a bear
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Context examples
My father, however, is a proud man, a gallant knight and tried soldier of the oldest blood, to whom this man's churlish birth and low descent—Oh, lackaday!
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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