croupy

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Writers for The New Yorker in the 1930s and ’40s described him as a “Superman of Law” who spoke in a “gruff, croupy, dictatorial tone.”

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2012

Shirtless, tattooed, dirty looking, he stood straight up, sneakers together, his guitar neck at 2 o’clock, pumping his chords at a strange angle across the strings, wincing or looking terrified between croupy roars.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2010

Operagoers that bleak February night cheered themselves croupy while tears ran down many a wrinkled old cheek.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her ability to cope with each new child and all of Flap's croupy vagaries suggests that somehow even a so-so family life actually makes happy her destiny.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had been perfectly healthy until that morning, when he woke with a fever and croupy cough.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling