churlish
Example Sentences
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Possibly churlish not to get the full 10, but he played a pretty ropey shot in the first innings.
From BBC
Then, when journalists and other early testers got into lengthy conversations with Microsoft’s A.I. bot, it slid into churlish and unnervingly creepy behavior.
From New York Times
I think if you’ve done well in this country, it’s pretty churlish for you not to at least be willing to give a pretty good portion of that back to the public interest.
From Seattle Times
So it sounds churlish to raise reservations about a novel as tender as “Sam,” but there’s something increasingly restrained about this book that’s out of style with its modern plot.
From Washington Post
Kapoor has so many gifts that it feels churlish to want more from her than this sprawling pop novel.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
