Reverse Dictionary: CHURL

ADJECTIVES
► AZZLED churlish, crabbed; sour → 1890 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLUFF churlish, surly → 1886 Eng. dial.
► BOISTOUS churlish, stubborn → a1387 obs.
► CANTERY churlish, grumbling → 1890 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CARLISH ► KARLISH churlish, clownish, vulgar, coarse; rude, mean → a1240
► CARLY churlish, unmannerly → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CHUFF surly, churlish; gruff, stern, morose → 1832 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CHUFFY churlish, clownish, rude, blunt, surly, morose → a1700 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CHURLOUS churlish → 1450 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► CHURLY churlish, stubborn, surly, rough, rude, violent → 1620
► CURMUDGEONLY churlish, miserly, niggardly; of the nature of a curmudgeon → 1590
► FRUMPY cross, ill-tempered, irritable, churlish; also, dowdy → 1746
► HAZLED churlish, crabbed, surly, sour → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ILL-CLEPPED churlish, ill-conditioned, surly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ILL-CURPONED churlish, ill-conditioned, surly, having a cross temper, or bad disposition → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► ILL-MITE churlish, ill-conditioned, surly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ILL-PEGGED churlish, ill-conditioned, surly → 1875 Eng. dial.
► ILL-PICTURED churlish, ill-conditioned, surly → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► ILL-SET churlish, ill-conditioned, surly → 1774 Sc.
► ILL-THRIVEN churlish, ill-conditioned, surly → 1843
► ILL-THRODDEN churlish, ill-conditioned, surly → 1843 Eng. dial.
► NABAL surly; ill-natured; stingy; miserly; churlish; narrow-minded → 1861 chiefly Sc.
► NABALISTIC churlish; miserly → 1659 obs.
► NABALITIC  miserly, churlish → 1653 obs.
► RUSTY lacking polish or refinement; rough, uncultured; surly, churlish; morose → 1785

NOUNS
► CHUFFINESS churlishness, rudeness, surliness → 1731 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► NABALISM miserliness, churlishness → 1853 obs.

NOUNS – PERSON
► BADACH ► BODACH a churl, a peasant → 1865 Irish
► CARL ► CARLE a churl, a base fellow; a fellow of low birth or rude manners → a1300 Sc. or arch.
► CARLOT a churl; a rustic; a peasant → 1600 obs.
► CHARRO a churl, an ill-bred, coarse person → 1939 Amer. dial.
► CHUFF a rude coarse churlish fellow → 1500
► CHUFF-CAT a disliked person, esp. a rude, coarse, churlish fellow → 1653 obs.
► CORMULLION an avaricious churlish fellow; a curmudgeon; a miser, a niggard → 1596 obs.
► CURMUDGEON a churlish avaricious fellow; a miser, a niggard → 1587
► FURIFUFF a churl → 1689 obs.
► GANGREL a churlish, rough, crabbed, ill-tempered, crusty old man → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► HALF-SIR a churl; a miser → 1843 Ireland
► NABAL a churlish or miserly person; a grasping, hoarding person; a narrow-minded, greedy, laborious person → 1604
► NABALITE a churlish or miserly person; a mean old person → 1645 obs.
► NABBLE a churlish person; a narrow-minded, greedy, laborious person → 19C Sc.
► RUSTY-GUTS a churl, a blunt, surly, old fellow → 19C sl.
► TAISTREL ► TAISTRIL ► TAISTRILL a churl, a passionate, violent, or sour-tempered person → 1896 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TIKE ► TYKE a churlish, rough, ill-mannered fellow; generally used as a term of reproach → 1801 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► ZOUCH a churl, a slovenly, ungenteel man; one who walks with a slouch → 1728 sl.
► ZOUCHER a churl, an objectionable, unpleasant person; an unmannerly fellow; a slovenly fellow → 1889 sl. (Bk.)

PHRASES
► HE WON’T GIVE A BEAN FOR A PEA → he is very churlish or ungenerous → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)

VERBS
► HAVE ONE’S MEAT DO ONE NO GOOD → to be churlish or discontented; to be vexed, disappointed, to humiliated → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)