churlish

How To Use churlish In A Sentence

• “And now, Sir John de Walton,” he said, “methinks you are a little churlish in not ordering me some breakfast, after I have been all night engaged in your affairs; and a cup of muscadel would, I think, be no bad induction to a full consideration of this perplexed matter.” Castle Dangerous
• I ejaculated mentally , " you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality.
• It seems churlish to quibble over the fact that there is no lamb.
• Today's pop quiz is in honor of an actress for whom I once had precious little respect and whose casting over any number of other performers got me feeling dischuffed to the point of, if not beyond, churlishness until one day I found myself inexplicably fond of her and ashamed of my earlier thuggish disrespect. Who Goes There - Pop Quiz
• Works so hard that it always seems a little churlish to criticise. Times, Sunday Times
• The only prize a churlish young whelp like you should get is a good hiding!
• Kids today are rude, surly and churlish - but not ours any more.
• I ejaculated mentally , " you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality.
• It would be churlish to note the disparity between Spark's fastidious energy and the pedestrianism of this book, were the disparity not so glaring.
• You heard about feminists and their arguments, and maybe they sounded "shrill" or "churlish" or "bitchy" to your patriarchally-attuned ears. "I'm not that!"