adjective
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Is it not churlish that Labour Members have not welcomed any of those orders?
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It felt churlish to tell him that I was in a hurry, that the coffee would have to be quick.
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It would be churlish to complain about these gorgeous films.
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It would be churlish to refuse you.
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Recollecting his churlish behaviour, Isabel wondered how she could be attracted to such a man even for a moment.
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She was offering them cups of tea and it was churlish to refuse.