Chûrl'ish, a.

a. 1. Like a churl; rude; surly; illiberal; niggardly. “Churlish benefits.” Ld. Burleigh. “Churlish strife.” Cowper. 2. Wanting pliancy or softness; unmanageable; unyielding; as, the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals. Boyle.