MEANING
Rude or ungenerous in a way that disregards ordinary courtesy.
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Words that belong together
- churlish refusal
- churlish response
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It seemed churlish to reject the meal after their long walk.
His churlish response turned an offer of help into an insult.
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- churlish
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more churlish; superlative most churlish where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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