cur|rish

cur|rish
cur|rish «KUR ihsh», adjective.
of or like a cur; surly; contemptible; snarling. SYNONYM(S): ill-bred, worthless, base, ignoble, quarrelsome.
cur´rish|ly, adverb.
cur´rish|ness, noun.

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  • cur´rish|ly — cur|rish «KUR ihsh», adjective. of or like a cur; surly; contemptible; snarling. SYNONYM(S): ill bred, worthless, base, ignoble, quarrelsome. –cur´rish|ly, adverb. –cur´rish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cur´rish|ness — cur|rish «KUR ihsh», adjective. of or like a cur; surly; contemptible; snarling. SYNONYM(S): ill bred, worthless, base, ignoble, quarrelsome. –cur´rish|ly, adverb. –cur´rish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • cur — bi·cur·sal; con·cur; con·cur·rence; con·cur·rent·ly; con·cur·ring·ly; con·cur·sion; con·cur·so; con·cur·sus; cu·cur·bit; cu·cur·bi·ta; cu·cur·bi·ta·ce·ae; cu·cur·bi·tar·i·a·ce·ae; cur·abil·i·ty; cur·able; cur·agh; cur·cas; cur·chie; cur·cu·lio;… …   English syllables

  • rish — ar·rish; cur·rish; flee·rish; pa·rish·io·nal; pa·rish·io·ner; to·cha·rish; cur·rish·ly; to·va·rish; …   English syllables

  • currish — cur·rish …   English syllables

  • currishly — cur·rish·ly …   English syllables

  • currish — cur•rish [[t]ˈkɜr ɪʃ[/t]] adj. 1) of or resembling a cur; snarling 2) contemptible; base • Etymology: 1425–75 cur′rish•ly, adv. cur′rish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Currish — Cur rish (k?r r?sh), a. [From {Cur}.] Having the qualities, or exhibiting the characteristics, of a cur; snarling; quarrelsome; snappish; churlish; hence, also malicious; malignant; brutal. [1913 Webster] Thy currish spirit Governed a wolf. Shak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Currishly — Currish Cur rish (k?r r?sh), a. [From {Cur}.] Having the qualities, or exhibiting the characteristics, of a cur; snarling; quarrelsome; snappish; churlish; hence, also malicious; malignant; brutal. [1913 Webster] Thy currish spirit Governed a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Currishness — Currish Cur rish (k?r r?sh), a. [From {Cur}.] Having the qualities, or exhibiting the characteristics, of a cur; snarling; quarrelsome; snappish; churlish; hence, also malicious; malignant; brutal. [1913 Webster] Thy currish spirit Governed a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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