| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,753,541,429 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
churlish |
Also found in: Legal | 0.02 sec. |
churlish [ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ] adj
1. rude or surly 2. of or relating to peasants 3. miserly churlishly adv churlishness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 Translations churlish [ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ] ADJ (= rude) → grosero, maleducado; (= unfriendly) → poco amistoso, arisco; (= mean) → mezquino it would be churlish not to thank him → sería muy grosero or maleducado no darle las gracias churlish [ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ] adj → rozzo/a, sgarbato/a churlish [ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ] adj → rozzo/a, sgarbato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in classic literature | |
|---|---|---|
By her help I also now Make this churlish place allow Something that may sweeten gladness In the very gall of sadness-- The dull loneness, the black shade, That these hanging vaults have made The strange music of the waves Beating on these hollow caves, This black den which rocks emboss, Overgrown with eldest moss, The rude portals that give light More to terror than delight, This my chamber of neglect The farmer who had been so churlish with Tess was quite smooth-tongued to Clare, and lent him a horse and man to drive him towards Marlott, the gig he had arrived in being sent back to Emminster; for the limit of a day's journey with that horse was reached. No churlish old curmudgeon could have been the owner of that grove of bread-fruit trees, or of these gloriously yellow bunches of bananas. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|