/ Dictionary / Index C churlish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: churl•ish Pronunciation: (chûr'lish), [key] — adj. like a churl; boorish; rude: churlish behavior. of a churl; peasantlike. niggardly; mean. difficult to work or deal with, as soil. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: churlish (Thesaurus) churl churn Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arboreal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language