currish
UK/ˈkəːɹɪʃ/
currish adjective: pertaining to a cur or mongrel.
Adjective
currish (comparative more currish, superlative most currish)
- Pertaining to a cur or mongrel.
- Ignoble, mean-spirited.
- more enfierced through his curriſh play,
Him ſternely grypt, and haling to and fro,
To ouerthrow him ſtrongly did aſſay […].1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IV”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC - Gratiano:
O, be thou damn'd, inexecrable dog!
And for thy life let justice be accused.
Thou almost makest me waver in my faith,
To hold opinion with Pythagoras,
That souls of animals infuse themselves
Into the trunks of men: thy currish spirit
Govern'd a wolf, who, hang'd for human slaughter,
Even...c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- more enfierced through his curriſh play,
currish meaning in Bengali
currish in Bengali
- কুকুরের মতো জঘন্য, নিচু স্বভাবের
Synonyms of currish
Forms of currish
| comparative | more currish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most currish |
Origin of currish
From cur + -ish.
Words formed from currish
Questions about currish
- What does currish mean?
- Currish means pertaining to a cur or mongrel.
- What is currish in Bengali?
- Currish in Bengali is কুকুরের মতো জঘন্য, নিচু স্বভাবের. See Currish meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is currish?
- Currish is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce currish?
- Currish is pronounced /ˈkəːɹɪʃ/ (UK).
Words near currish in the dictionary
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