Definitions
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- adverb In a
viperish manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A shocked veteran, till then invisible in a neighbouring armchair, poked out a lean head like a tortoise and said “Sh!” viperishly.
The Unpleasantness At The Belladonna Club Sayers, Dorothy L.Lord Peter 05 1928
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He was frowning upon me, and smiling viperishly at the same time.
The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza Rafael Sabatini 1912
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"I know what you mean," she flung at him, viperishly.
The Guests Of Hercules M. Leone Bracker 1901
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Mrs. Dalziel inquired about him; Tony with his mouth full answered indistinctly and hurriedly that he was "getting along all right" -- as well as anybody could expect; and Milly viperishly turned the subject to
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