Churlish vs. Grudging — What's the Difference?

Having a bad disposition; surly

Reluctant; unwilling.

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

Unwilling or with reluctance.

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

Present participle of grudge

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

The state of bearing a grudge.

Rude, surly, ungracious.

Of especially an attitude;

Stingy or grudging.

Reluctant to give or share;

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

Petty in giving or spending;

Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.

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

Rude and boorish

Having a bad disposition; surly;