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Meaning of 'churlish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Churlish [ a.]
- Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.
- Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals.

Meaning of 'churlish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . churlish [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having a bad disposition; surly
Example in sentence:
  • churlish as a bear

Nearby Words:

chub chub-faced chubbed chubbedness chubby chuck chuck-will's-widow chucked chucking chuckle

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