churl
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9.9
- noun
- /tʃɜrl/
- Offensive
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patán
- Everyone avoided him because he was known to be a churl at parties.
Examples
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Friedrich, be not a churl, please.
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Churl, upon thy eyes I throw all the power this charm doth owe.
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Stop being such a churl!
Blog text (3) -
Lavinia, though you left me like a churl, I found a friend.
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But in the matter of tidings, I am poorer than any churl.
Fiction book (2002) -
Churl! he accused himself.
Fiction book (1992) -
He acted like a churl by refusing to share his toys with the other kids.
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Don't be such a churl; always remember to say 'thank you' when someone helps you.
Synonyms
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9.5
A person who treats other people very badly and unfairly
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9.9
A rude or selfish person, used as an offensive insult
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5.3
A rude person who is seen as having bad manners and used as an insult
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6.4
A person who behaves rudely or without manners
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4.9
A person who is unkind to other people, often said by children
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7.5
A cruel person who treats others badly
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8.3
A rude person who shows little respect for others
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8.5
A person who refuses to spend money or share with others
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9.9
A rude person who has poor manners
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9.1
A person who does not like to spend money
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9.9
A rude or uncultured person used as an insult in older speech
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9.9
A rude online name for a person people dislike
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9.9
A person who does not like to spend or give money
A rude person with bad manners
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Etymology
Churl comes from an old English word ceorl that meant a 'free peasant' or 'country man'. You can see the same root in churlish. Because such people were often seen as rough or plain, the meaning changed to someone rude or selfish, which is why churl today means a rude, ill-mannered person.