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From ceorl + -ish, perhaps as a partial calque of Old English ċeorlisċ. Piecewise doublet of churlish.
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ceorlish
Today it means: Characteristic of or relating to a ceorl. Full definition →
Today it means: Characteristic of or relating to a ceorl. Full definition →
From ceorl + -ish, perhaps as a partial calque of Old English ċeorlisċ. Piecewise doublet of churlish.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.