Read full poem →Is blessed, though robbers haunt the place.
Thy churlish courtesy for those
Reserve, who fear to be thy foes.
Dictionary Entry
Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.
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Common Phrases
. churlishbehavior churlishchiding churlishchurlish seemchurlish seemed
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Poetry examples for “churlish”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And rudely canopied by leafy boughs, 20
Or to the churlish elements exposed
On the blank plains,--the coldness of the night,