| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| churlish |
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| SYLLABICATION: | churl·ish |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  chûr l sh |
| ADJECTIVE: | 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. | | OTHER FORMS: | churlish·ly —ADVERB
churlish·ness —NOUN
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