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Added 10 October 2026

churlish

/ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/ adjective

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Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
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Stingy or grudging.
(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Origin

From Middle English cherlisch, cherlissh, from late Old English ċeorlisċ, ċierlisċ (“of or pertaining to churls”), equivalent to churl + -ish. Piecewise doublet of ceorlish.

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