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.
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Etymology
Origin of currish
First recorded in 1425–75, currish is from the late Middle English word kuresshe. See cur, -ish 1
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It is a currish thing to look upon death in battle or by hara-kiri as a pollution: this is a thing to bear in mind.
From Tales of Old Japan by Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, Baron Redesdale
Such rival Leos flourish, And mutual hatred nourish, With a snapping almost currish, upon Afric's shore.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 2, 1891 by Various
Thus oft we see a currish, Mungrel Crew, A stately Mastiff eagerly pursue.
From Two Poems Against Pope One Epistle to Mr. A. Pope and the Blatant Beast by J. V. (Joseph V.) Guerinot
His face was unhealthy and currish, the eyes were malicious, and above his ears were combed two large tufts of glossy hair.
From The Shadow of the Cathedral by Mrs. W. A. Gillespie
I miss animal life sadly in these parts: the dogs I see about the streets are few in number, and miserably currish specimens of their kind.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 by Various
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