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Definition of Ogreish
1. a. Resembling an ogre; having the character or appearance of an ogre; suitable for an ogre.
Definition of Ogreish
1. Adjective. resembling an ogre ¹
2. Adjective. cruel and wicked ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ogreish
1. resembling an ogre [adj] - See also: ogre
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ogreish
Literary usage of Ogreish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glencreggan by Cuthbert Bede (1861)
"An ogreish Proposition. — Scotch Sweets. — The Sleep of a Grouse- shooter.
THE shooters are working round to another beat, and here comes old ..."
2. Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens (1908)
"As he wiped his dripping whiskers in an ogreish way, he met her eyes, and pausing,
said, with no very gentle voice: "Well?" " Was such an absolute Booby ..."
3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1876)
"The little toads saw them at once, and their big goggle eyes gleamed with ogreish
satisfaction. Quicker than the feat can be recorded one of the ..."
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