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View synonyms for currish
currish
[ kur-ish ]
adjective
- of or relating to a cur.
- curlike; snarling; quarrelsome.
- contemptible; base.
currish
/ ˈkɜːrɪʃ /
adjective
- of or like a cur; rude or bad-tempered
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Derived Forms
- ˈcurrishly, adverb
- ˈcurrishness, noun
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Other Words From
- currish·ly adverb
- currish·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
It was a currish image, suggestive of the choicest satisfaction.
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He was a cur, and denied the accusation in a currish manner, hardly intended to create belief.
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Our ears are first assailed by a few shrill, currish barks at intervals, like the outpost firing of skirmishing parties.
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Mastin, a mastiue or bandog; a great country curre; also a rude, filthie, currish or cruell fellow.
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The simile, though a currish one, will hold good in its application to the human race.
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