[word of the day] churlish

1. Interpretation
churlish: adj. impolite; grumpy

2. Example sentences
"Wretched inmates!" I ejaculated mentally, "you deserve perpetual isolation from your species for your churlish inhospitality. At least, I would not keep my doors barred in the daytime. I don't care——I will get in !”
Translation: “Damn prisoners!” I cursed inwardly, “You deserve to be forever abandoned by everyone else for shutting me out in your rudeness. At least I won’t leave you in broad daylight The door is locked. I don't care—I will definitely go in!" (Self-translation, for reference)

3. Example sentences from
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, Chapter 2
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights, Chapter 2

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