ogreish
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Ogreish — O gre*ish, a. Resembling an ogre; having the character or appearance of an ogre; suitable for an ogre. An ogreish kind of jocularity. Dickens. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ogreish — ogre ► NOUN (fem. ogress) 1) (in folklore) a man eating giant. 2) a cruel or terrifying person. DERIVATIVES ogreish (also ogrish) adjective. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
ogreish — adjective see ogre … New Collegiate Dictionary
ogreish — adjective a) resembling an ogre b) cruel and wicked … Wiktionary
ogreish — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Perversely bad, cruel, or wicked: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, ghoulish, hellish, infernal, satanic, satamcal. See KIND … English dictionary for students
ogreish — adj. similar to an ogre; of or relating to an ogre … English contemporary dictionary
ogreish — ogre·ish … English syllables
ogreish — /ˈoʊgərɪʃ/ (say ohguhrish) adjective 1. resembling an ogre. 2. characteristic of an ogre. {ogre + ish1} –ogreishly, adverb –ogreishness, noun …
ogreish — … Useful english dictionary
ogre — ogreish /oh geuhr ish/, ogrish /oh grish/, adj. ogreishly, ogrishly, adv. ogreism, ogrism, n. /oh geuhr/, n. 1. a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh. 2. a monstrously ugly,… … Universalium
