currish
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a cur.
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curlike; snarling; quarrelsome.
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contemptible; base.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- currishly adverb
- currishness noun
Etymology
Origin of currish
First recorded in 1425–75, currish is from the late Middle English word kuresshe. See cur, -ish 1
Example Sentences
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A lank, ugly cur, of unassignable breed, but unmistakably currish—a rank, unmitigated cur, with melancholy visage and moist eyes—returned the look.
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As one well-fed dog is sure to be snarlish to a poorer brother—poor human nature—this currish principle is but too true when applied to us.
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All ferocity suddenly died out, leaving only alarm, a desperate, currish terror.
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O people currish, churlish as their seas— He rejoices he leaves them, never to return till “rocks shall turn to rivers.”
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She practised the arts that breeders would use, who aimed at creating ferocious, currish, and stupid nature.
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