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churlish

[chur-lish] / ˈtʃɜr lɪʃ /


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I’ve never been one of those churlish, anti-soccer American chuds.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

But the tournament will also be remembered for a classless and churlish Argentina, which forever stained itself with a thuggish performance in the game and an ungracious one afterward.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

A person would be churlish not to be moved by the two recipients’ stories Tuesday night, but awarding them what they’d earned in that venue marked the abuse of a great honor.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 26, 2026

When the result is far more important than the performance, it would be churlish to nit-pick too much.

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

“But it would be churlish to begrudge Basil’s requests. After all, he did recapture our tapestry from Cluny. It was a very daring deed.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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