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)
(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
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
