01 a. Having the qualities, or exhibiting the characteristics, of a cur; snarling; quarrelsome; snappish; churlish; hence, also malicious; malign…
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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.