Definitions for churlish
ˈtʃɜr lɪʃchurl·ish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. churlishadjective

   rude and boorish

2. churlishadjective

   having a bad disposition; surly

   "churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. churlishadjective

   of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic

2. churlishadjective

   rude, surly, ungracious

3. churlishadjective

   stingy or grudging

4. churlishadjective

   difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable

5. Etymology: From late cierlisc, from. Meaning "deliberately rude" is late 14c.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Churlishadjective

   Etymology: from churl.

   1. Rude; brutal; harsh; austere; sour; merciless; unkind; uncivil.

   A sea of melting pearl, which some call tears,
   Those at her father’s churlish feet she tender’d. William Shakespeare.

   The interruption of their churlish drums
   Cuts off more circumstance: they are at hand
   To parly, or to fight. William Shakespeare, King John.

   A lion in love with a lass, desired her father’s consent. The answer was churlish enough, He’d never marry his daughter to a brute. Roger L'Estrange, Fables.

   He the pursuit of churlish beasts,
   Preferr’d to sleeping on her breasts. Edmund Waller.

   2. Selfish; avaritious.

   The man was churlish and evil in his doings. 1 Sa. xxv. 3.

   This sullen churlish thief,
   Had all his mind plac’d upon Mully’s beef. William King, M. of M.

   3. [Of things.] Unpliant; cross-grained; unmanageable; harsh; not yielding.

   If there be emission of spirit, the body of the metal will be hard and churlish. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 326.

   The Cornish men were become, like metal often fired and quenched, churlish, and that would sooner break than bow. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   In the hundreds of Essex they have a very churlish blue clay. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   4. Intractable; vexatious.

   Will you again unknit
   This churlish knot of all abhorred war. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   Spain found the war so churlish and longsome, as they found they should consume themselves in an endless war. Francis Bacon.

   Spreads a path clear as the day,
   Where no churlish rub says nay. Richard Crashaw.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. churlish

   Churlish refers to behavior or attitude that is rude, impolite, or lacking grace and sophistication. It can be used to describe someone who behaves in a surly or ill-bred manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Churlishadjective

   like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly

2. Churlishadjective

   wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of churlish in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of churlish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=churlish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Churlish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=churlish
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/churlish