Churlish
English Meaning
Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.
- Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.
- Having a bad disposition; surly: "as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear” ( Shakespeare).
- Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.