English-Thai Dictionary
churl
N คนที่ หยาบคาย boor yokel kon-ti-yab-kai
churlish
ADJ หยาบคาย rude vulgar yab-kai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CHURL
n. 1. A rude, surly, ill-bred man.
2. A rustic; a countryman, or laborer.
3. A miser; a niggard. Isaiah 32:5, 7.
CHURLISH
a. 1. Rude; surly; austere; sullen; rough in temper; unfeeling; uncivil.
2. Selfish; narrow-minded; avaricious.
3. [Of things.] Unpliant; unyielding; cross-grained; harsh; unmanageable; as churlish metal.
4. Hard; firm; as a churlish knot.
5. Obstinate; as a churlish war.
CHURLISHLY
adv. Rudely; roughly; in a churlish manner.
CHURLISHNESS
n.Rudeness of manners or temper, but generally the word refers to the temper or disposition of mind; sullenness; austerity; indisposition to kindness or courtesy.
CHURLY
a.Rude; boisterous.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CHURL
Churl, n. Etym: [AS. ceorl a freeman of the lowest rank, man, husband; akin to D. karel, kerel, G. kerl, Dan. & Sw. karl, Icel. karl, and to the E. proper name Charles (orig. , man, male ), and perh. to Skr. jara lover. Cf. Carl, Charles's Wain. ]
1. A rustic; a countryman or laborer. "A peasant or churl. " Spenser. Your rank is all reversed; let men of cloth Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls. Emerson.
2. A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor. A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain or falsehood. Sir P. Sidney.
3. A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard. Like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf. Drayton.
CHURL
CHURL Churl, a.
Defn: Churlish; rough; selfish. [Obs. ] Ford.
CHURLISH
CHURLISH Churl "ish, a.
1. Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. "Churlish benefits." Ld. Burleigh. Half mankind maintain a churlish strife. Cowper.
2. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals. Boyle.
CHURLISHLY
CHURLISHLY Churl "ish *ly, adv.
Defn: In a churlish manner.
CHURLISHNESS
CHURLISHNESS Churl "ish *ness, n.
Defn: Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.
CHURLY
CHURLY Churl "y, a.
Defn: Rude; churlish; violent. Longfellow.
New American Oxford Dictionary
churl
churl |CHərl tʃərl | ▶noun an impolite and mean-spirited person. • archaic a miser. • archaic a person of low birth; a peasant. ORIGIN Old English ceorl; related to Dutch kerel and German Kerl ‘fellow, ’ also to carl .
churlish
churl ish |ˈCHərliSH ˈtʃərlɪʃ | ▶adjective rude in a mean-spirited and surly way: it seems churlish to complain. DERIVATIVES churl ish ly adverb, churl ish ness noun ORIGIN Old English cierlisc, ceorlisc (see churl, -ish 1 ).
Oxford Dictionary
churl
churl |tʃəːl | ▶noun 1 a rude and mean-spirited person. • archaic a miser. 2 archaic a peasant. ORIGIN Old English ceorl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kerel and German Kerl ‘fellow ’, also to carl .
churlish
churl |ish |ˈtʃəːlɪʃ | ▶adjective rude in a mean-spirited and surly way: it seems churlish to complain. DERIVATIVES churlishly adverb, churlishness noun ORIGIN Old English cierlisc, ceorlisc (see churl, -ish 1 ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
churlish
churlish adjective it seemed churlish to refuse her invitation: rude, ill-mannered, ill-bred, discourteous, impolite, unmannerly, uncivil, unchivalrous; inconsiderate, uncharitable, surly, sullen. ANTONYMS polite.
Oxford Thesaurus
churlish
churlish adjective it seemed churlish to refuse her invitation: rude, ill-mannered, discourteous, impolite, ungracious, unmannerly, uncivil, ungentlemanly, ungallant, unchivalrous; ill-bred, boorish, oafish, loutish; mean-spirited, ill-tempered, unkind, inconsiderate, uncharitable; ill-humoured, surly, sullen; informal ignorant. ANTONYMS polite.
Spanish Dictionary
churlengo, -ga
churlengo, -ga nombre masculino 1 Arg, Chile Cría del guanaco .2 nombre masculino y femenino Arg Persona que tiene las piernas largas y delgadas .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
churlish
churl ish /tʃə́ː r lɪʃ /形容詞 1 失礼な, 無作法な ; 育ちの悪い, 卑しい .2 扱いにくい, ぶっきらぼうな, 怒りっぽい .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
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