churly
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English cherly, cherlich, cherllich, charlyche, equivalent to churl + -ly, but often interpreted as churl + -y. Compare English churlish.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tʃɜːli/
- (General American) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɝli/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li
Adjective edit
churly (comparative churlier, superlative churliest)
- (archaic) rude; churlish; violent
- 1863 November 23, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, “The Musician’s Tale. The Saga of King Olaf.”, in Tales of a Wayside Inn, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC:
- He was the churliest of the churls;
Little he cared for king or earls;
Bitter as home-brewed ale were his foaming passions
References edit
“churly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.