Meanings
nounchurlishness (uncountable)
- uncountablethe state of being churlish
Origin
- Old Englishċeorlisċnes
- Middle English*churlischnesse
- Englishchurlishness
From Middle English *churlischnesse, *cherlischnesse, from Old English ċeorlisċnes, equivalent to churlish + -ness.
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Irish bodúlacht, brúisciúlacht
- bodúlachtthe state of being churlish
- brúisciúlachtthe state of being churlish
- daidhcethe state of being churlish
- daoithiúlachtthe state of being churlish
- doicheallthe state of being churlish
- doicheallaíthe state of being churlish
- dothíosthe state of being churlish
- dúlaíochtthe state of being churlish
- tútachasthe state of being churlish
Latin inhūmānitās
- inhūmānitāsthe state of being churlish
Polish chamskość, chamstwo
- chamskośćthe state of being churlish
- chamstwothe state of being churlish
- gburowatośćthe state of being churlish
- grubiańskośćthe state of being churlish
- grubiaństwothe state of being churlish
Scottish Gaelic gruaim, mì-shuairceas
- gruaimthe state of being churlish
- mì-shuairceasthe state of being churlish
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churlishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churlishness
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“churlishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churlishness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “churlishness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/churlishness.
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