churlish behaviour

rude behaviour

TRANSLATION

churlish = griesgrämig, ungehobelt, unhöflich

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"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.    

SYNONYMS: boorish, coarse, crude, ill-mannered, rude, uncouth, gauche, vulgar

ANTONYMS: cosmopolitan, polished, polite, refined, sophisticated,
well-mannered

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