Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

churly

/ˈt͡ʃɝli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: churly
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɝli/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

rude; churlish; violent

Archaic

Example Sentences

"He was the churliest of the churls; Little he cared for king or earls; Bitter as home-brewed ale were his foaming passions"

Etymology

From Middle English cherly, cherlich, cherllich, charlyche, equivalent to churl + -ly, but often interpreted as churl + -y. Compare English churlish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cherly
Suffix: churl

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃɝli/
British English: /ˈtʃɜːli/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

churlier (comparative) churliest (superlative)

Rhymes With

early bright and early shirley curly girly pearly burley surly burly earley hurly hurly-burly

Questions

How do you pronounce churly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɝli/.
What does churly mean?: rude; churlish; violent
Where does churly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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