Meaning of lurkish | Babel Free

Definitions

Tending to lurk; somewhat lurky.

rare

Examples

“They love⟳ no idle bench-whistlers nor lurkish faitors; for yoong and old are wholly addicted to thrieing the men commonlie to traffike, the women to spinning and carding.”

“Would God (I say⟳) that the holy house were not pestered at this day with such hypocrites and damnable sort⟳ of lurkish, loitering lubbers, who (notwithstanding their great blockishness their palpable ignorance and extreme want⟳ of learning) […]”

“Those who are lurkish, are open⟳ to the attacks of every ingenious scoundrel whose art will not alarm their indolence.”

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