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Churlish vs. Genial — What's the Difference?

Churlish vs. Genial — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Churlish and Genial

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Churlish

Having a bad disposition; surly
"as valiant as the lion, churlish as the bear" (Shakespeare).

Genial

Genial (Latin Genialis or Genealis) was the Duke of Gascony (Vasconia) in the early seventh century. He is mentioned in the Chronicle of Fredegar.

Churlish

(Archaic) Of, like, or befitting a churl; boorish or vulgar.

Genial

Having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner
A genial guest.

Churlish

(Archaic) Difficult to work with; intractable. Used as of soil.
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Genial

Conducive to life, growth, or comfort; mild
"the genial sunshine ... saturating his miserable body with its warmth" (Jack London).

Churlish

Of or pertaining to a serf, peasant, or rustic.

Genial

(Archaic) Relating to or marked by genius.

Churlish

Rude, surly, ungracious.

Genial

(Archaic) Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.

Churlish

Stingy or grudging.

Genial

Of or relating to the chin.

Churlish

(of soil) Difficult to till, lacking pliancy; unmanageable.

Genial

Friendly and cheerful.

Churlish

Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.
Half mankind maintain a churlish strife.

Genial

(especially of weather) Pleasantly mild and warm.

Churlish

Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals.

Genial

Marked by genius.

Churlish

Rude and boorish

Genial

(archaic) Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.

Churlish

Having a bad disposition; surly;
Churlish as a bear

Genial

(obsolete) Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.

Genial

(anatomy) Relating to the chin; genian.

Genial

Same as Genian.

Genial

Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
Creator Venus, genial power of love.

Genial

Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and inspiring joy or happiness; exciting pleasure and sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as, she was of a cheerful and genial disposition.
So much I feel my genial spirits droop.

Genial

Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
Natural incapacity and genial indisposition.

Genial

Denoting or marked with genius; belonging to the higher nature.
Men of genius have often attached the highest value to their less genial works.

Genial

Diffusing warmth and friendliness;
An affable smile
An amiable gathering
Cordial relations
A cordial greeting
A genial host

Genial

Of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw

Genial

Conducive to comfort; beneficial;
The genial sunshine
A kind climate
Hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet

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