churlish

adjective (churlisher, churlishest)

«churlish» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Rude, grumpy and unkind in the way one behaves or speaks. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, a churlish farmer refuses to help his country or his neighbours

Examples

It was churlish of him not to say thank you. tree →
Only a churlish farmer would refuse to help. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Rude, harsh or mean, as Nabal was in his dealing with David.

Interpretation. Nabal's churlishness in refusing David's men is told in Samuel. Tradition reads the story as a lesson in hospitality and in the danger of a hard heart.

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «churlish» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«churlish» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «churlish» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«churlish» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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