churlish

(chûr'lĭsh)
adj.

1. Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.
2. Having a bad disposition; surly: "as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear" (Shakespeare).
3. Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.

churlishly churl'ish·ly adv.
churlishness churl'ish·ness n.

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adjective

Lacking in delicacy or refinement: barbarian, barbaric, boorish, coarse, crass, crude, gross, ill-bred, indelicate, philistine, rough, rude, tasteless, uncivilized, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar. See courtesy/discourtesy, smooth/rough.

adj

Definition: crude, boorish
Antonyms: gentle, nice, pleasant, polite

For a list of words related to churlish, see:

• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel

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See words rhyming with "churlish."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubehøvlet, bondsk, strid

Nederlands (Dutch)
lomp, inhalig

Français (French)
adj. - mal élevé, hargneux, grincheux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungehobelt, geizig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άξεστος, κακότροπος

Italiano (Italian)
grossolano, villano, rozzo, zotico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - grosseiro, avaro, intratável

Русский (Russian)
неотесанный, хамоватый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - grosero, hosco

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ohyfsad, snål, karg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
粗野的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 粗野的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신분이 낮은, 농부의, 인색한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 野卑な, 無骨な, 耕作しにくい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قليل الأدب, فظ, غليظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮גס, לא מחונך‬

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