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CURRISHLY
currishly, ignobly
(adverb) in a currish manner; meanspiritedly; “he behaved ignobly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
currishly (comparative more currishly, superlative most currishly)
In a currish manner; like a cur or knave.
Source: Wiktionary
CURRISH
Cur"rish (kr"rsh), a. Etym: [From Cur.]
Definition: Having the qualities, or exhibiting the characteristics, of a cur; snarling; quarrelsome; snappish; churlish; hence, also malicious; malignant; brutal. Thy currish spirit Governed a wolf. Shak. Some currish plot, -- some trick. Lockhart.
– Cur"rish*ly, adv.
– Cur"rish*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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