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cur⋅rish

[kur-ish]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a cur.
2. curlike; snarling; quarrelsome.
3. contemptible; base.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME kuresshe. See cur, -ish 1


cur⋅rish⋅ly, adverb
cur⋅rish⋅ness, noun
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cur·rish   (kûr'ĭsh)   
adj.  Snarling and bad-tempered.
cur'rish·ly adv.
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