Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a churlish manner; rudely; roughly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a churlish manner.

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  • adverb In a churlish manner.

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  • adverb in a churlish manner

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Examples

  • I'm sorry to say that Professor Slaughter has not only responded "churlishly" to my positive review of his book but has also leapt to wild conclusions about my own beliefs and motives which are totally unjustified by what I said in the review.

    Milton wrote his best lines blind bl pawelek 2009

  • Whitman, who must be wondering how she's fallen behind the ever controversial Brown despite overwhelming all her opponents 'spending combined with her record-shattering campaign spending, is bopping around the state visiting diners to humanize her image after getting booed at Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference for churlishly refusing to pull her negative ads.

    William Bradley: California Story: Brown and Boxer Kick for the Finish Line William Bradley 2010

  • Whitman, who must be wondering how she's fallen behind the ever controversial Brown despite overwhelming all her opponents 'spending combined with her record-shattering campaign spending, is bopping around the state visiting diners to humanize her image after getting booed at Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference for churlishly refusing to pull her negative ads.

    William Bradley: California Story: Brown and Boxer Kick for the Finish Line William Bradley 2010

  • Whitman, who must be wondering how she's fallen behind the ever controversial Brown despite overwhelming all her opponents 'spending combined with her record-shattering campaign spending, is bopping around the state visiting diners to humanize her image after getting booed at Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference for churlishly refusing to pull her negative ads.

    William Bradley: California Story: Brown and Boxer Kick for the Finish Line William Bradley 2010

  • Whitman, who must be wondering how she's fallen behind the ever controversial Brown despite overwhelming all her opponents 'spending combined with her record-shattering campaign spending, is bopping around the state visiting diners to humanize her image after getting booed at Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference for churlishly refusing to pull her negative ads.

    William Bradley: California Story: Brown and Boxer Kick for the Finish Line William Bradley 2010

  • Whitman, who must be wondering how she's fallen behind the ever controversial Brown despite overwhelming all her opponents 'spending combined with her record-shattering campaign spending, is bopping around the state visiting diners to humanize her image after getting booed at Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference for churlishly refusing to pull her negative ads.

    William Bradley: California Story: Brown and Boxer Kick for the Finish Line William Bradley 2010

  • Since then other top managers have seemed churlishly reluctant to embrace the Sprakes of this world.

    Arsène Wenger's goalkeeping blindspot is simply bananas Harry Pearson 2010

  • Whitman, who must be wondering how she's fallen behind the ever controversial Brown despite overwhelming all her opponents 'spending combined with her record-shattering campaign spending, is bopping around the state visiting diners to humanize her image after getting booed at Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference for churlishly refusing to pull her negative ads.

    William Bradley: California Story: Brown and Boxer Kick for the Finish Line William Bradley 2010

  • Try as they might, the pedestrian minds of those who churlishly regret the hours that pass are not able to conjure up a spell to shrink the day conveniently into more compact and disposable matter.

    Good morning, Melaque: one day in a small Mexico beach town 2009

  • Whitman, who must be wondering how she's fallen behind the ever controversial Brown despite overwhelming all her opponents 'spending combined with her record-shattering campaign spending, is bopping around the state visiting diners to humanize her image after getting booed at Maria Shriver's annual Women's Conference for churlishly refusing to pull her negative ads.

    William Bradley: California Story: Brown and Boxer Kick for the Finish Line William Bradley 2010

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