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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