churlish
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churl·ish
(chûr′lĭsh)adj.
1. Having a bad disposition; surly: "as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear" (Shakespeare).
2. Archaic Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.
3. Archaic Difficult to work with; intractable. Used as of soil.
churl′ish·ly adv.
churl′ish·ness n.
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churlish
(ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ)adj
1. rude or surly
2. of or relating to peasants
3. miserly
ˈchurlishly adv
ˈchurlishness n
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churl•ish
(ˈtʃɜr lɪʃ)adj.
1. like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior.
2. peasantlike.
3. niggardly; mean.
4. difficult to work or deal with, as soil.
[before 1000]
churl′ish•ly, adv.
churl′ish•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | churlish - rude and boorish ungracious - lacking charm and good taste; "an ungracious industrial city"; "this curt summary is not meant to be ungracious"; "ungracious behavior" |
2. | churlish - having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare ill-natured - having an irritable and unpleasant disposition |
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churlish
adjective rude, harsh, vulgar, sullen, surly, morose, brusque, ill-tempered, boorish, uncouth, impolite, loutish, oafish, uncivil, unmannerly It seemed churlish to refuse an offer meant so kindly.
civil, mannerly, pleasant, noble, polite, cultivated, agreeable, amiable, courteous, well-bred, good-tempered
civil, mannerly, pleasant, noble, polite, cultivated, agreeable, amiable, courteous, well-bred, good-tempered
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churlish
adjectiveLacking in delicacy or refinement:
barbarian, barbaric, boorish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar.
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Translations
churlish
[ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ] ADJ (= rude) → grosero, maleducado; (= unfriendly) → poco amistoso, arisco; (= mean) → mezquinoit would be churlish not to thank him → sería muy grosero or maleducado no darle las gracias
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
churlish
[ˈtʃɜːrlɪʃ] adj (= rude) → grossier/ière
(bad-tempered) → hargneux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
churlish
[ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ] adj → rozzo/a, sgarbato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995