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currish

[ kur-ish ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a cur.
  2. curlike; snarling; quarrelsome.
  3. contemptible; base.


currish

/ ˈ°ìɜ˰ùɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of or like a cur; rude or bad-tempered
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦³Ü°ù°ù¾±²õ³ó±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ³¦³Ü°ù°ù¾±²õ³ó²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦³Ü°ù۾±²õ³ó·±ô²â adverb
  • ³¦³Ü°ù۾±²õ³ó·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of currish1

First recorded in 1425–75, currish is from the late Middle English word kuresshe. See cur, -ish 1
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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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"The lives of all that faithful be, This good day, will I spare; But wo betide or kings or boors, That currish Christians are!"

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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.â€

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