churlish

IPA: tʃˈɝɫɪʃ

adjective

  • Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
  • Rude, surly, ungracious.
  • Stingy or grudging.
  • (of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.
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Examples of "churlish" in Sentences

  • Far be it for me to remain churlish in the face of grace.
  • I love the word "churlish" - we need to use it more often!
  • I wouldn’t call it churlish (in fact, I had to look up the definition).
  • The regret has to do with a certain churlish reluctance to share the generally under-appreciated qualities of the lamb neck bone.
  • Lennon and McCartney's decision not to put Harrison's "Not Guilty" on the White Album was not "churlish" - it was sensible, considering how dire it is.
  • In using the word churlish to describe feminist behavior he doesn't like, this non-noble man who is admonishing Twisty, BitchPhD et al. is saying "be weaker," or "be less like men," or "be more like the wives and daughters of highly ranking men."

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