单词	churlish
释义	churlishchurl‧ish /ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ $ ˈtʃɜːr-/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINchurlish Origin: 1300-1400 Old English ceorlic ‘of a churl’, from ceorl ‘churl, person of low class’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Is it not churlish that Labour Members have not welcomed any of those orders? It felt churlish to tell him that I was in a hurry, that the coffee would have to be quick. It would be churlish to complain about these gorgeous films. It would be churlish to refuse you. Recollecting his churlish behaviour, Isabel wondered how she could be attracted to such a man even for a moment. She was offering them cups of tea and it was churlish to refuse. formal not polite or friendly:  It seemed churlish to refuse his invitation.
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