a. 1. Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly. “Churlish benefits.” Ld. Burleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
Half mankind maintain a churlish strife. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a churlish manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy. [ 1913 Webster ]