See Also: churlish(dictionary)
churlish(dictionary)

Alfisol (iou) and churlish (iou)


Alfisol (iou)



Alfisol noun. M20.
[from arbitrary 1st elem. + -SOL.]
Soil Science. A soil of an order comprising leached basic or slightly acid soils with a clay-enriched B horizon.

churlish (iou)



churlish adjective. OE.
[from CHURL + -ISH1.]
Of or pertaining to a churl or churls; of the rank of a churl. Long arch. OE.
Boorish, ill-bred, surly; niggardly, grudging. LME.
K. Atkinson It seemed churlish not to comply with her heartfelt request.
Of an animal, natural agent, etc.: violent, rough. obsolete exc. as passing into fig. uses of sense 2. L15.
Of soil etc.: difficult to work, intractable. obsolete exc. as passing into fig. uses of sense 2. L16.
churlishly adverb LME.
churlishness noun E16.