Word of the Day – Churlish

• Adjective: Churlish
  1. of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl
  2. marked by a lack of civility or graciousness
  3. difficult to work with or deal with
• Synonyms:
  1. vulgar
  2. surly
  3. intractable
  4. rude
  5. ill-mannered
  6. ill-bred
  7. uncivil

• Usage:

“’Perhaps,’ he said. ‘I don’t WANT her to furnish the rooms here—and I don’t keep her hanging on. Only, I needn’t be churlish to her, need I? At any rate, I shall have to go down and see them now. You’ll come, won’t you?’”

• Encountered:

While reading Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence

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