Other Word Forms
- croupily adverb
- croupiness noun
Etymology
Origin of croupy
Example Sentences
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Writers for The New Yorker in the 1930s and ’40s described him as a “Superman of Law” who spoke in a “gruff, croupy, dictatorial tone.”
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2012
Shirtless, tattooed, dirty looking, he stood straight up, sneakers together, his guitar neck at 2 o’clock, pumping his chords at a strange angle across the strings, wincing or looking terrified between croupy roars.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2010
Her ability to cope with each new child and all of Flap's croupy vagaries suggests that somehow even a so-so family life actually makes happy her destiny.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead he makes all but the cleverest of his tall opponents look like croupy giraffes.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been perfectly healthy until that morning, when he woke with a fever and croupy cough.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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