currish

Example Sentences

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Then I saw a thousand faces made currish by the cold, whence shuddering comes to me, and will always come, at frozen pools.

From Divine Comedy, Norton's Translation, Hell by Norton, Charles Eliot

Great instances of fidelity, such as 'Gellert' or the 'Dog of Montargis', both of which are Eastern and primeval, have scarcely redeemed the cringing currish nature of the race in general from disgrace.

From Popular Tales from the Norse by Dasent, George Webbe

O people currish, churlish as their seas— He rejoices he leaves them, never to return till “rocks shall turn to rivers.”

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac

He was a cur, and denied the accusation in a currish manner, hardly intended to create belief.

From Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite by Trollope, Anthony

True to his low, currish nature, he crept upon us unawares.

From Wolfville Days by Lewis, Alfred Henry