Currishness

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 wolf. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Some currish plot, -- some trick. --Lockhart. -- {Cur"rish*ly}, adv. -- {Cur"rish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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