What does churlish mean?
Definitions for churlish
ˈtʃɜr lɪʃchurl·ish
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Princeton's WordNet
churlishadjective
rude and boorish
churlishadjective
having a bad disposition; surly
"churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare
Wiktionary
churlishadjective
of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic
churlishadjective
rude, surly, ungracious
churlishadjective
stingy or grudging
churlishadjective
difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable
Etymology: From late cierlisc, from. Meaning "deliberately rude" is late 14c.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Churlishadjective
Etymology: from churl.
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.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.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.
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.
Webster Dictionary
Churlishadjective
like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly
Churlishadjective
wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of churlish in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of churlish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- صعب المراسArabic
- груб, скъперническиBulgarian
- widerwillig, griesgrämig, mürrisch, ungehobelt, unfreundlich, knauserigGerman
- αγροίκοςGreek
- afable, bruto, rústico, paleto, grosero, mal educadoSpanish
- churlishPersian
- अक्खड़Hindi
- անտաշ, բռիArmenian
- villanoItalian
- 야비한Korean
- toukekeMāori
- grommend, onvriendelijk, grof, slaafs, weerbarstigDutch
- bondsk, grettenNorwegian
- rústico, grosseiroPortuguese
- ursuzRomanian
- грубый, скупой, [[труднообрабатываемая]] [[почва]]Russian
- گڑبڑUrdu
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