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a churl

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  • Churl — Churl, n. [AS. ceorl a freeman of the lowest rank, man, husband; akin to D. karel, kerel, G. kerl, Dan. & Sw. karl, Icel. karl, and to the E. proper name Charles (orig., man, male), and perh. to Skr. j[=a]ra lover. Cf. {Carl}, {Charles s Wain}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • churl´ish|ness — churl|ish «CHUR lihsh», adjective. 1. rude or surly; bad tempered: »a churlish reply. SYNONYM(S): ungracious, boorish, uncivil. 2. stingy; grudging; niggardly; sordid. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

  • churl´ish|ly — churl|ish «CHUR lihsh», adjective. 1. rude or surly; bad tempered: »a churlish reply. SYNONYM(S): ungracious, boorish, uncivil. 2. stingy; grudging; niggardly; sordid. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

  • churl|ish — «CHUR lihsh», adjective. 1. rude or surly; bad tempered: »a churlish reply. SYNONYM(S): ungracious, boorish, uncivil. 2. stingy; grudging; niggardly; sordid. SYNONYM( …   Useful english dictionary

  • churl — churl; churl·ish; churl·ish·ly; churl·ish·ness; …   English syllables

  • churl — (chûrl) n. 1) A rude, boorish person. See Synonyms at BOOR(Cf. ↑boor). 2) A miserly person. 3) a) A ceorl. b) A medieval English peasant. ╂ [Middle English, from Old English ceorl, peasant.] …   Word Histories

  • Churl — Churl, a. Churlish; rough; selfish. [Obs.] Ford. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • churl — O.E. ceorl peasant, freeman, man without rank, from P.Gmc. *kerlaz, *karlaz (Cf. O.Fris. zerl man, fellow, M.L.G. kerle, Du. kerel, Ger. Kerl man, husband, O.N. karl old man, man ). It had various meaning in early M.E., including man of the… …   Etymology dictionary

  • churl — n *boor, lout, clown, clodhopper, bumpkin, hick, yokel, rube Antonyms: *gentleman, aristocrat …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • churl — [n] rude and ill bred, a boor; person overly concerned with saving money beast, chuff, clodhopper*, miser, mucker*, niggard*, oaf, peasant, provincial, rustic, tightwad, yokel; concept 423 …   New thesaurus

  • churl — ► NOUN 1) an impolite and mean spirited person. 2) archaic a peasant. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

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