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The definition of churlish is a rude, selfish or mean person.

(adjective)

A husband telling his wife she looks fat is an example of churlish. Taking the last two samples when not everyone has taken one is an example of churlish.

See churlish in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of a churl or churls; rustic
like a churl; surly; boorish
stingy or mean
Now Rare hard to work or manage

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churlishly adverb
churlishness noun

See churlish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.
Having a bad disposition; surly: “as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear” (Shakespeare).
Difficult to work with, such as soil; intractable.

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