Churlish is defined by The Free Dictionary CHURLISH, meaning in the Cambridge English DictionaryChurlish Antonyms

In manners or appearance, clownish means uncouth.Boorish means rudeness of manner due to other's feelings and refusal to be agreeable.A drunk's behavior.

If you know your English history, "churlish" means "vulgar," "surly," and "intractable."A ceorl, or churl, was a freeman of the lowest rank who owned and cultivated a small farm.He had certain rights and was able to rise to the rank of thane.After the Norman Conquest, the word churl became a synonym for rude and ill-bred people.

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Middle English cherlyssh "of churls, rustic, uncouth," going back to Old English ceorlisc, cyrlisc, "male person, countryman, member of the lowest class of free men"

"Churlish" can be found in the dictionary at www.merriam-webster.com.31 May.2021.

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