English → Latin
“churl” in Latin
rūsticusof the country, rural, rustic; unrefined, boorish, coarseagrestisrural; rustic; wild (of or pertaining to land, fields or the countryside); clownish; rude; uncultivated; coarse; savage;
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
churl
homo illiberalis: homo tenax: homo avarus: avaritia ardens (strongest term).
Clown, rusticus (opposed to urbanus): agrestis: homo vultu motuque corporis vastus atque agrestis.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for churl?
- The usual Latin words for “churl” are rūsticus, agrestis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.