viperish

Example Sentences

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Intimidating and brilliant, his Julian Sklar is by turns amusingly viperish and not quite successful at concealing the softness of age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

She was to play the Voice, a viperish whisper in Joe’s ear.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2019

For all the stylish cinematic flourishes of "Birdman," what enticed her to play a viperish critic hellbent on repelling the Broadway incursion of a washed up Hollywood superhero franchise star was the story.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2014

Ms. Bertish’s viperish Madame Argante has an imperious allure, and both of these veterans’ ample background in the classics help them polish Mr. Ives’s verse to a bright glow.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2014

"I wish he were uglier," said Lady Dudley, with a viperish look at Comte Felix.

From A Daughter of Eve by Balzac, Honoré de