Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a currish manner; like a cur.
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- adverb In a
currish manner; like acur orknave .
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- adverb in a currish manner; meanspiritedly
Etymologies
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currish + -ly
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Examples
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The _Saigon_, currishly obedient to the Russian's signals, followed suit, bringing up within a biscuit cast of her consort and captor.
Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Various
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They fled from his enemy's currishly, even while he was launching epithets.
The Amazing Marriage — Complete George Meredith 1868
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They fled from his enemy's currishly, even while he was launching epithets.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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They fled from his enemy's currishly, even while he was launching epithets.
The Amazing Marriage — Volume 2 George Meredith 1868
yarb commented on the word currishly
...sitting in his chaire of state against the doore all the while that she pleaded, leaning his ouerhanging gloomie eybrowes on the pommell of his vnsheathed sword, hee neuer lookt vp or gaue her a word: but when he perceiued shee expected his answere of grace or vtter perdition, he start vp and took her currishly by the neck, and askt her how long he should stay for her Ladiship.
- Thomas Nashe, The Unfortunate Traveller, 1594
April 14, 2010