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churl

[churl] / tʃɜrl /
NOUN
a rude and ill-bred person
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NOUN
person overly concerned with saving money
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Barabak: You would have to be a churl not to respect and admire Vance’s career path, which, to use a phrase oft-heard Monday might, truly embodies the American Dream.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2024

And you’d have to be a churl not to like it.

From Washington Post Nov. 3, 2019

But with the superb singing on display, I am beginning to feel like a churl for citing any flaws.

From New York Times Apr. 27, 2015

Nonetheless, Pietersen has been constantly criticised for his style, an attitude peculiarly British in its carping churl.

From The Guardian Dec. 14, 2012

Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks, Damning the poor, his trippleÐbolted box.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah




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