Churlish

Churlish  [CHUR-lish]
(adj.)
-Rude, mean-spirited, boorish, vulgar, and surly.
-Marked by a lack of civility or graciousness.
-Difficult to interact with.
-Of or relating to peasants.

From “Churl” (a peasant; a freeman of the lowest rank) From Middle English “cherlish” from Middle English “cherl” Old English “ceorlisc” from Old English “ceorl” (man, freeman) a cognate with Dutch “kerel” German “Kerl" akin to “carl”. First used before 1,000 c.e.

Used in a sentence:
“She accused me of being churlish for not sharing my fries, but I did give fair warning that I don’t share and that she needed to order her own fries.”

“The bard was a freeman born, a skilled weaver of courteous phrases, not a churlish taeog.”
     ~ Owen M. Edwards  -A Short History of Wales

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