Reyn wrote:Lash wrote:He's churlish.
Well, another word for my "word of the day" thread. Where's the bloody dictionary?
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• churlish
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churlish
\churl"ish\, a.
1. like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. "churlish benefits." burleigh. half mankind maintain a churlish strife.
2. wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals.
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• churlish
1. Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar. 2. Having a bad disposition; surly: "as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear" (Shakespeare). 3. Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.--churl'ish-ly adv. --churl'ish-ness
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churlishness[N] (Irascibility): irascibility, irascibleness, temper, crossness, petulance, irritability, tartness, acerbity, pugnacity, contentiousness, excitability, bad temper, sullenness, churlishness, grouchiness, grumpiness, crabbiness--1. rude and boorish: "Samantha found Jason extremely attractive until she saw his churlish personality in action." 2. having a bad disposition; surly; 'as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear' (Shakespeare) adverb form: churlishly noun form: churlishness
Origin: Approximately 1382; from Old English, 'cierlisc,' 'ceorlisc' ('ceorl': man, husband, churl + '-isc': -ish).
WordNet 2.0
• churlish
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Adjective
1. rude and boorish
(similar) ungracious
2. having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare
(similar) ill-natured