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  • 1Churlish — Churl ish, a. 1. Like a churl; rude; cross grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. Churlish benefits. Ld. Burleigh. [1913 Webster] Half mankind maintain a churlish strife. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable;… …

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  • 2churlish — 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 ; intractable …

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  • 3churlish — churlishly, adv. churlishness, n. /cherr lish/, adj. 1. like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior. 2. of a churl; peasantlike. 3. niggardly; mean. 4. difficult to work or deal with, as soil. [bef. 1000; ME cherlish, OE ceorlisc. See CHURL,… …

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  • 4churlish — churl•ish [[t]ˈtʃɜr lɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior[/ex] 2) peasantlike 3) niggardly; mean 4) difficult to work or deal with, as soil • Etymology: bef. 1000 churl′ish•ly, adv. churl′ish•ness, n …

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  • 5churlish — /ˈtʃɜlɪʃ/ (say cherlish) adjective 1. of a churl or churls. 2. like a churl; boorish; rude; surly. 3. niggardly; sordid. 4. difficult to work or deal with, as soil. –churlishly, adverb –churlishness, noun …

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  • 9populace — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Common people Nouns 1. populace; the people, multitude, crowd, masses; bourgeoisie; commonalty; democracy; common people, lower classes, hoi polloi, rank and file, the ruck, folk, proletariat, plebs,… …

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  • 10Commonalty — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Commonalty >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 commonalty commonalty democracy Sgm: N 1 obscurity obscurity Sgm: N 1 low condition low condition low life low society low company Sgm: N 1 bourgeoisie bourgeoisie …

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