currish

Example Sentences

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Timon, the great-natured, truly generous man, whose mind is as beneficial as the sun, cannot be currish, nor stoop to the baseness of revenge.

From William Shakespeare by Masefield, John

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

His face was unhealthy and currish, the eyes were malicious, and above his ears were combed two large tufts of glossy hair.

From The Shadow of the Cathedral by Gillespie, Mrs. W. A.

He dreads his departure with a trembling, currish fear; and I should hardly be doing good to him were I to force him to depart in a frame of mind so poor and piteous.

From The Fixed Period by Trollope, Anthony

Our ears are first assailed by a few shrill, currish barks at intervals, like the outpost firing of skirmishing parties.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles