Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Churlish (adj)

Churlish:

Rude or bad-tempered

Syn:

Discourteous, impolite, ungracious, boorish, oafish, ungallan

Usage

I was surprised when a polished gentleman like him turned down her invitation in such a churlish manner.


 

Boorish

Resembling or characteristic of a boor; rude and clumsy in behavior.

Syn

ill-mannered, clumsy, or insensitive; rude

Usage

 


 

Oafish

A person regarded as stupid or clumsy

Syn

Lumbering, bovine, moronic, gawky, uncouth, lumpen

Usage

 


 


 

Lumber

  1. Timber sawed into boards, something useless or cumbersome.
  2. To move or walk with heavy clumsiness.

Syn

Ponderous, heavy

Usage

 


 

Bovine

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a ruminant mammal of the genus Bos, such as an ox, cow, or buffalo.
  2. Sluggish, dull, and stolid.

Syn

Cow-like, cattle-like

Usage

 


 

Moronic

  1. A stupid person, dolt.

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Gawky

  1. Awkward, ungainly

Syn

Clumsy

Usage

 


 

Uncouth

  1. Awkward, ungainly

Syn

Clumsy

Usage

 

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