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• s  rude and boorish
• s  having a bad disposition; surly
  churlish as a bear"- Shakespeare

• But its churlish to point out all the antecedents.
• The term is a favorite of churlish commentators, who use it to mock architects whose increasingly flamboyant buildings, in their minds, are more about fashion and money than .
• HONG KONG It would be churlish to criticize President Obamas Cairo address to the Muslim world.

News & Articles

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• In our opinion: Washington shouldn't use economy as excuse to avoid addressing entitlements
  It seems a bit churlish to find a downside in an improving economy, yet it's undeniable that better economic conditions...
  June 7, 2013 - Deseret News

Quotes

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• Bob Rae in The Barrie Examiner
  Still, Liberal foreign affairs critic Bob Rae said: "It would be churlish for us to suggest the government hasn't come a very long way in adopting our motion."
• Duncan McNeil in Buckingham Today
  Labour MSP Duncan McNeil said: "We don't want to be churlish on a day like this, but today is a Parliament occasion and it is important that the integrity is held. I think there was, across the parties and observers,"