Churlish – rude; mesquinho; mediano; difícil de lidar.
Origem
Churlish se origina do inglês antigo “ceorlisc”, que significa “peasant”. O termo teve vários significados anteriormente, no inglês médio, incluindo “man of the common people,” “a country man,” etc.
Por volta de 1300, o significado era “fellow of low birth or rude manners.”
I call it churlish that you would complain of a little time spent in schooling me when the rewards I’ve earned you come in thick and fast.
— Karen Miller, A Blight of Mages
English Version
MOSTRAR ▼
Churlish – rude; stingy; mean; difficult to deal with.
Origin
Churlish originates from the Old English “ceorlisc”, which means “peasant”. It had various meanings in early Middle English, including “man of the common people,” “a country man,” etc.
By 1300, it meant “fellow of low birth or rude manners.”
I call it churlish that you would complain of a little time spent in schooling me when the rewards I’ve earned you come in thick and fast.
— Karen Miller, A Blight of Mages
