"Guiliani's churlish behaviour was in keeping with his refusal several years before (in 1995, well after the Oslo signings) to admit Yasser Arafat to the Philharmonic Hall for a concert to which everyone at the UN had been invited."
(Edward Said - Al Ahram Weekly - March 21, 2003)
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churlish
Means rude and ill-mannered
Date: before 12th century
In medieval English social order, a churl was a peasant from the lowest caste of freeman. Over time, the word has come to denote anyone who is rude, uncouth, or boorish.