churlishly

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

churlish +‎ -ly

Adverb[edit]

churlishly (comparative more churlishly, superlative most churlishly)

  1. In a churlish manner.
    • 1598?, Two Gentlemen of Verona Act I, scene II, line 57-8:
      How churlishlyI chid Lucreatia hence, / When willingly I would have had her here.