churl

«churl» in Mova's school dictionary: unkind and will not do what is fair or good — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (churls) (old use, in fairy tales)

meaning for a pupil

A rude, mean, rough man who is unkind and will not do what is fair or good. tree →

sense in the lessons

in fairy tales, the churl is the villain who refuses help or treats others badly

examples

• The churl would not pay the workers what he owed. tree →
• "Now, Jack," said the Gray Churl, "you must lose a month's wages." tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• And the king lamented for Abner, and said: Should Abner die as a churl dieth?
• The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor the churl said to be noble.
• Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.
• He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.
• For a servant when he reigneth; and a churl when he is filled with food;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «churl» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.