English-Thai Dictionary

churlish

ADJ หยาบคาย  rude vulgar yab-kai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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

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.

 

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