churlish
English
/ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/, /ˈtʃɝːlɪʃ/
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
- Rude, surly, ungracious.
- Stingy or grudging.
- (of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English churlysshe inherited from Old English ċeorlisċ affix from English churl.
Origin
English
churl
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- churl English
- churlishly English
- churlishness English
- churly English
- unchurlish English
- ceorliscnes Old English
- ċeorlisċ Old English
- *churlischnesse Middle English
- churl Middle English
- churlysshe Middle English