Definition
Resembling or similar to a cur, which is a mongrel dog or a scruffy mutt.
Etymology
From 'cur' (a mixed-breed or aggressive dog, from Middle English, possibly from Old Norse) plus '-like' (suffix meaning 'resembling'), forming a descriptor for things dog-like or having cur-like qualities.
Kelly Says
The word 'cur' itself was often used as an insult in medieval times, so calling something 'curlike' was pretty insulting—it meant not just dog-like but specifically like a mangy, worthless dog.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Kürli-ke
kur-li-ke
ARالعربية
كيرلي ك
kiir-lee ke
BNবাংলা
কুরলাইক
kur-lai-k
CACatalà
curlike
kur-li-ke
CSČeština
curlike
kur-li-ke
DADansk
curlike
kur-li-ke
DEDeutsch
curlike
kur-li-ke
ELΕλληνικά
curlike
kur-li-ke
ESEspañol
curlike
kur-li-ke
FAفارسی
کرلائیك
kur-lai-k
FISuomi
curlike
kur-li-ke
FRFrançais
curlike
kur-li-ke
HEעברית
curlike
kur-li-ke
HIहिन्दी
कुरलाइक
kur-lai-k
HUMagyar
curlike
kur-li-ke
IDBahasa Indonesia
curlike
kur-li-ke
ITItaliano
curlike
kur-li-ke
MSBahasa Melayu
curlike
kur-li-ke
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးလွန်
k'yoh-lon
NLNederlands
curlike
kur-li-ke
NONorsk
curlike
kur-li-ke
PLPolski
curlike
kur-li-ke
PTPortuguês
curlike
kur-li-ke
RORomână
curlike
kur-li-ke
RUРусский
curlike
kur-li-ke
SVSvenska
curlike
kur-li-ke
SWKiswahili
curlike
kur-li-ke
TAதமிழ்
குர்லைக்
kur-lai-k
TEతెలుగు
కర్లైక్
kar-lai-k
TRTürkçe
curlike
kur-li-ke
UKУкраїнська
curlike
kur-li-ke
VITiếng Việt
curlike
kur-li-ke
ZH中文
类似卷曲
lè-jìng juǎn qū