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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: churlish adj 1: rude and boorish 2: having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare
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