churly
adjUK /ˈtʃɜːli/ · US /ˈt͡ʃɝli/
Etymology From Middle English cherly, cherlich, cherllich, charlyche, equivalent to churl + -ly, but often interpreted as churl + -y. Compare English churlish.
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Archaic rude; churlish; violent
- He was the churliest of the churls; Little he cared for king or earls; Bitter as home-brewed ale were his foaming passions1863 November 23, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Musician’s Tale. The Saga of King Olaf.”, in Tales of a Wayside Inn, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC: