Churlish

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King James Dictionary [1]

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.

Webster's Dictionary [2]

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

(2): (a.) Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.

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