churlish

adjective

churl·ish ˈchər-lish How to pronounce churlish (audio)

: of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar

: marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : surly

he didn't like the churlish tone in his voice

Margaret Truman

outrage is among your more churlish emotions

Robert Goldsborough

It would be churlish not to congratulate her.

: difficult to work with or deal with : intractable

churlish soil

churlishly adverb

churlishness noun

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The History of Churlish Goes Back to Anglo-Saxon England

It is easy to understand how churlish has come to mean "vulgar," "surly," and "intractable"—if you know your English history. In Anglo-Saxon England, a churl, or ceorl, was a freeman of the lowest rank who owned and cultivated a small farm. He had certain rights and had upward mobility to rise to the rank of thane. After the Norman Conquest, however, many churls became serfs, a change in status that meant losing not just social mobility but geographical mobility as well. The lowest rungs of a social system often serve as inspiration for a language's pejoratives, and churl eventually came to be used as a term for a rude, ill-bred person.

Example Sentences

It would be churlish not to congratulate him. it would be churlish for any dinner guest to express anything but gratitude for his host's generous hospitality

Recent Examples on the Web That’s a standard liberal hope, of course, against the grain of our incurably churlish country.

Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 Wham, the churlish AI wipes us all out, not even waiting for the meteor to do so.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Smith acquiesces to contemporary platitudes that stereotype the black male work ethic as churlish and autocratic, confusing those traits with strength.

Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022 Apparently, many voters used that clause to leave the churlish Bonds off their ballots.

Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2022 West’s collaborators weren’t the only ones who were churlish with Donda‘s release; West himself expressed dissatisfaction with the rollout.

Cady Lang, Time, 30 Aug. 2021 That said, it must also be stipulated that people seem to like Little Island, including some ordinarily churlish critics.

Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021 These boys are churlish and brusque, with chapped rosy cheeks Duveneck has masterfully captured.

Leyla Shokoohe, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2021 Logic may seem like a churlish thing to wish for in a movie that deliberately operates in such a heightened state of unreality.

Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2021 See More

单词	churlishness
释义	churlish adjective churl·ish ˈchər-lish 1 : of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar 2 : marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : surly he didn't like the churlish tone in his voice Margaret Truman outrage is among your more churlish emotions Robert Goldsborough It would be churlish not to congratulate her. 3 : difficult to work with or deal with : intractable churlish soil churlishly adverb churlishness noun Did you know? The History of Churlish Goes Back to Anglo-Saxon England It is easy to understand how churlish has come to mean "vulgar," "surly," and "intractable"—if you know your English history. In Anglo-Saxon England, a churl, or ceorl, was a freeman of the lowest rank who owned and cultivated a small farm. He had certain rights and had upward mobility to rise to the rank of thane. After the Norman Conquest, however, many churls became serfs, a change in status that meant losing not just social mobility but geographical mobility as well. The lowest rungs of a social system often serve as inspiration for a language's pejoratives, and churl eventually came to be used as a term for a rude, ill-bred person. Synonyms boorish classless cloddish clownish loutish uncouth See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences It would be churlish not to congratulate him. it would be churlish for any dinner guest to express anything but gratitude for his host's generous hospitality Recent Examples on the Web That’s a standard liberal hope, of course, against the grain of our incurably churlish country. Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022 Wham, the churlish AI wipes us all out, not even waiting for the meteor to do so. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Smith acquiesces to contemporary platitudes that stereotype the black male work ethic as churlish and autocratic, confusing those traits with strength. Armond White, National Review, 11 Feb. 2022 Apparently, many voters used that clause to leave the churlish Bonds off their ballots. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2022 West’s collaborators weren’t the only ones who were churlish with Donda‘s release; West himself expressed dissatisfaction with the rollout. Cady Lang, Time, 30 Aug. 2021 That said, it must also be stipulated that people seem to like Little Island, including some ordinarily churlish critics. Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2021 These boys are churlish and brusque, with chapped rosy cheeks Duveneck has masterfully captured. Leyla Shokoohe, The Enquirer, 9 Apr. 2021 Logic may seem like a churlish thing to wish for in a movie that deliberately operates in such a heightened state of unreality. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English cherlyssh "of churls, rustic, uncouth," going back to Old English ceorlisc, cyrlisc, from ceorl "male person, countryman, member of the lowest class of free men" + -isc -ish — more at churl First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 churlishness noun as in boorishness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance boorishness uncouthness brutishness crassness rowdiness indelicacy loutishness rusticity rudeness clownishness tastelessness gracelessness inelegance artlessness vulgarity coarseness crudity crudeness roughness lowness insensitiveness insensitivity commonness thoughtlessness raffishness unsophistication grossness rawness tackiness kitsch indelicateness Antonyms & Near Antonyms gentility cultivation refinement urbanity tastefulness graciousness polish elegance courtliness grace sensitivity consideration thoughtfulness genteelness See More
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