22 November 2016
churlish
[chur-lish]
adjective
1. like a churl; boorish; rude:
churlish behavior.
2. of a churl; peasantlike.
3. niggardly; mean.
4. difficult to work or deal with, as soil.
Origin of churlish
Middle English, Old English
1000, before 1000; Middle English cherlish, Old English ceorlisc. See churl, -ish1
Related forms
churlishly, adverb
churlishness, noun
unchurlish, adjective
unchurlishly, adverb
unchurlishness, noun
Synonyms Expan
1. coarse, uncouth, vulgar, loutish; ill-natured, uncivil.
Antonyms
1. courteous.
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Examples from the Web for churlish
Contemporary Examples
Petraeus, the long-suffering hero of the Surge, now transcends all but the most churlish criticisms.
Confirmation: The Easy Part
Ken Allard
June 28, 2010
His churlish attack created a media storm that the Republican Party got dragged into and which has hurt the image of the party.
The Real Problem with Sandra Fluke (Hint: It has Nothing to Do with her Sex Life)
Noah Kristula-Green
March 5, 2012
This is the thin-skinned Gucci model Franco who hurls tweeted insults with the churlish gusto of Kanye West.
The James Franco Backlash
Chris Lee
March 22, 2011
Historical Examples
His is no churlish spirit to turn away from the good things kind Heaven has provided for man.
Count Ulrich of Lindburg
W.H.G. Kingston
It would have been churlish and inexpedient after this to insist on further conversation.
“Unto Caesar”
Baroness Emmuska Orczy
A finer weapon wherewith to strike at a churlish world was never given into the hands of man.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete
George Meredith
He became the laughing-stock of the pueblo, and grew brutal and churlish accordingly.
An Eagle Flight
Jos Rizal
You thought me churlish, Kate, in my answer to your proposal to spend last winter with me?
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 10, August, 1858
Various
A churlish remark of one who thinks his company is not wanted.
The Proverbs of Scotland
Alexander Hislop
The bard was a freeman born, a skilled weaver of courteous phrases, not a churlish taeog.
A Short History of Wales
Owen M. Edwards
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Today’s quote
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
– Aldous Huxley
On this day
22 November 1819 – birth of Mary Ann Evans. One of England’s greatest novelists, she published under the name ‘George Eliot’ in order to be taken seriously. Some of her novels include ‘Adam Bede’, ‘Mill on the Floss’, ‘Silas Marner’, and ‘Daniel Deronda’. Her novel, ‘Middlemarch’, was described as the greatest novel in the English language. Died 22 December 1880.
22 November 1906 – the use of the morse code signal ‘SOS’ is implemented as a global distress call. The SOS signal is three dots, three dashes and three dots
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22 November 1963 – assassination of John F. Kennedy. 35th president of the United States. Born 29 May 1917.
22 November 1963 – death of Aldous Huxley, English writer. Most famous for his vision of the future, ‘Brave New World’, as well as his work ‘The Doors of Perception’, based on his use of psychedelic drugs. Jim Morrison named his 60’s psychedelic rock band, ‘The Doors’ after Huxley’s book. Born 26 July 1894.
22 November 1963 – death of C.S. Lewis, Irish novelist, author of ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ and ‘The Screwtape Letters’. Born 29 November 1898.
22 November 1990 – UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher forced to resign by her own Cabinet who refused to endorse her as leader. She had come to power in 1979 and had become known as the ‘Iron Lady’. She is the longest-serving UK Prime Minister and the only female to hold the post. She fought numerous battles with unions over her economic and deregulation reforms. She introduced a ‘Community Charge’ or ‘Poll Tax’, which replaced rates with a flat-tax rate on every adult. It was extremely unpopular even within her own Cabinet and was a crucial catalyst for her disendorsement and subsequent resignation.
22 November 1993 – death of Anthony Burgess, English writer. Most famous for his dystopian novel, ‘The Clockwork Orange’, which Stanley Kubrick made into a controversial movie. Born 25 February 1917.