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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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“Hearken, churl; mind thy comportment, else thou shalt endure a most grievous batie-bummil!”

From Washington Post • Apr. 14, 2022

Only a churl would object to hearing “Cracklin’ Rosie” and “Holly Holy” and “America,” the last of which was accompanied by images of a bald eagle that appeared to have come from the late 1980s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2015

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

It would have done the heart of any one, save a churl, good to have seen how willingly those boys worked; axe, or saw, or hammer, plane or spokeshave, nothing came amiss to them.

From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon




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