Australian English Meaning of churlish

churlish

Other Australian English words related to churlish

synonyms

• uncouth
• classless
• Clumsy
• clownish
• ockerish
• Rude
• uncouth
• vulgar
• awkward
• Rough
• Discourteous
• impolite
• tasteless
• uncultivated
• ungracious
• unpolished
• Unsophisticated
• beastly
• bestial
• Ill-mannered
• ill-mannered
• oaf
• uncivil
• ungainly
• ill-mannered
• Unrefined

antonyms

• Cultivated
• genteel
• gentlemanly
• polished
• refined
• sophisticated
• civil
• classy
• courteous
• courtly
• polite
• ladylike
• polite
• Well-bred

Definitions and Meaning of churlish in English

Wordnet

churlish (s)

rude and boorish

having a bad disposition; surly

Webster

churlish (a.)

Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.

Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals.

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What is the Australian English meaning of the word churlish

churlish

What is the English meaning of the word churlish

rude and boorish, having a bad disposition; surlyLike a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly., Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; uny

What are the synonyms of the word churlish

uncouth,classless,Clumsy,clownish,ockerish,Rude,uncouth,vulgar,awkward,Rough

What are the antonyms of the word churlish

Cultivated,genteel,gentlemanly,polished,refined,sophisticated,civil,classy,courteous,courtly