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churlish
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
churlish
(adjective)
churlish
/
ˈ
tʃɚlɪʃ/
adjective
churlish
/
ˈ
tʃɚlɪʃ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHURLISH
[
more churlish; most churlish
]
formal
:
not polite
:
rude
It would be/seem
churlish
not to congratulate him.
churlish
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