The Collaborative International Dictionary
Churlishness \Churl"ish*ness\, n. Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.
Wiktionary
n. the state of being churlish
Usage examples of "churlishness".
Mama, I own, feels as you do, but Papa says we can't know what may have been at the root of poor Mr Carver's churlishness, and that we should rather pity him.
No longer did he appear at the door to greet the Fellows with a brisk “Good morning, sir” and anyone calling for a parcel was likely to be treated to a surly indifference and a churlishness which defeated attempts at conversation.
If Skullion couldn’t be put down, it was perhaps time he retired before this new churlishness tarnished his previously unspotted reputation for deference.
I must say I detest the churlishness of our country population, and where it comes across me I chastise it.
She turned away sadly, but Madame Marie had been roused by the official's churlishness, and for once the placid little body spoke in that vulgar tongue which needs no interpretation.
Whether or not Taos residents were guilty of such churlishness, the two young men soon began suffering from stage fright.
He seemed unaffected by my churlishness, which I couldn't seem to control.
How mightest thou in thy churlishness find To speak of Love's servants in this wise?
But I've lived among you civilized men long enough to understand your ignorance and lack of common courtesy - the churlishness that demands his business of a man who appears at your door out of a thousand-mile wilderness.