The word "churlish" is correct and usable in written English.
It means "rude, ill-mannered, or disagreeable" and can be used in any context. For example, "John's family was appalled by his churlish behavior at the dinner table."
And if the organisers had taken care to ensure that was the case by including judo in this year's programme (accounting for a quarter of Scotland's total medal tally) it would be churlish to quibble.
"It would be churlish of me to whinge and nitpick.
He probably feels that, in context, we are churlish to get upset at this colourful, Lannisterish little government he has got together for the handover.
"Stunning" was Nick Clegg's word, and it would be churlish to deny what, for him, is a moment of almighty relief.
It seems churlish to raise the illogicality of domestic violence leave.
You would have to be churlish and tribal – which many of the SNP's opponents undoubtedly are – to want to deny them the pleasure of their achievements.
Successive governments have tried to solve the north's problems through blind, naïve attempts at modernisation, informed by the churlish and discourteous perception of the north as an economic backwater.
Outwardly, we accepted this – or rather, we realised that it would be churlish to complain about it.
Also less than perfect was receiving a new T-shirt and shirt as gifts but it would have been churlish to return them.
Dangerously so since because it seems churlish not to take advantage of the apparent savings, it's easy to get whipped up into a frenzy and spend your way into bankruptcy.
