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1 churl
[tʃə:l]1) kobud adam; 2) xəsis; churlish kobud, tərbiyəsiz
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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