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    [Adjective]  | "churl*ish" | \ ˈchər-lish \


    1: of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar

    2: marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : surly

    3: difficult to work with or deal with : intractable

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English cherlyssh "of churls, rustic, uncouth," going back to Old English ceorlisc, cyrlisc, from ceorl "male person, countryman, member of the lowest class of free men" + -isc {see: |-ish|-ish} {mat|churl|};

    [Noun]  | "churlishness" 


    [Adjective]  | "churlish" 


    1: having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners;


      * e.g., " ... it would be churlish for any dinner guest to express anything but gratitude for his host's generous hospitality "



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     [ "Churlish" ]

    1: Cocksucker and not in a good way. Ungrateful, lacks honesty.

      * e.g.,  ... My self declared best friend is churlish. Fucker gets jealous of his own shadow. Nice to strangers but fucks over friends. A real turd 

     [ "Churlish" ]

    1: Very cheerful but in a most cheeky way. Usually has an award winning smile!

      * e.g.,  ... Sandy is a very CHURLISH lad. That guy is exhibiting telling signs of CHIRL. 

     [ "Churlish Minority" ]

    1: The Churlish Minority' - The segment of our population (America) who, now that they've lost political power, are trying to derail anything and everything that President Obama tries to accomplish for our country. We had the 'Silent Majority'...now they've become...the 'Churlish Minority'. Definition of 'churlish' from the freedictionary.com churl·ish (chûrlsh)

      * e.g.,  ... The 'Churlish Minority' was present at the town hall meeting demanding that the new 'death panels' be disbanded. 

     [ "Churlish Minority" ]

    2: adj.

     [ "Churlish Minority" ]

    3:  Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.

     [ "Churlish Minority" ]

    4:  Having a bad disposition; surly: "as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear" (Shakespeare).

     [ "Churlish Minority" ]

    5:  Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.

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