churlish
rude, bad mannered
TRANSLATION
flegelhaft, ungehobelt
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Function: adjective
Date: before 12th century
1 : of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : VULGAR
2 : marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : SURLY
3 : difficult to work with or deal with
SYNONYMS: boorish, coarse, crude, ill-mannered, rude, uncouth, gauche, vulgar
ANTONYMS: cosmopolitan, polished, polite, refined, sophisticated,
well-mannered
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.
Function: adjective
Date: before 12th century
1 : of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : VULGAR
2 : marked by a lack of civility or graciousness : SURLY
3 : difficult to work with or deal with
SYNONYMS: boorish, coarse, crude, ill-mannered, rude, uncouth, gauche, vulgar
ANTONYMS: cosmopolitan, polished, polite, refined, sophisticated,
well-mannered
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.
