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You might think that religion was the one area in which professional jealousy would take a back seat. But no: ecclesiastical memoirs are as viperish as any, though their envy tends to cloak itself in piety.
Craig Brown

Meaning of "viperish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VIPERISH

viperish  [ˈvaɪpərɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIPERISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Viperish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIPERISH


amateurish
ˈæmətərɪʃ
barish
ˈbɛərɪʃ
bearish
ˈbɛərɪʃ
boorish
ˈbʊərɪʃ
copperish
ˈkɒpərɪʃ
fairish
ˈfɛərɪʃ
feverish
ˈfiːvərɪʃ
flapperish
ˈflæpərɪʃ
garish
ˈɡɛərɪʃ
gibberish
ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ
harish
ˈhɛərɪʃ
impoverish
ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ
lickerish
ˈlɪkərɪʃ
liquorish
ˈlɪkərɪʃ
Moorish
ˈmʊərɪʃ
nightmarish
ˈnaɪtˌmɛərɪʃ
ogrish
ˈəʊɡərɪʃ
sourish
ˈsaʊərɪʃ
squarish
ˈskweərɪʃ
tripperish
ˈtrɪpərɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIPERISH

viosterol
VIP
VIP lounge
VIP treatment
viper
viper-like
viper´s bugloss
viperfish
viperiform
viperine
viperishly
viperous
viperously
VIR
Vir Chakra
viraemia
viraemic
viraginian
viraginous
virago

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIPERISH

bitterish
bounderish
buccaneerish
cavalierish
cherish
cleverish
empoverish
Irish
liverish
loaferish
Micawberish
pantherish
perish
pokerish
Quakerish
quicksilverish
quiverish
ratherish
schoolmasterish
waterish
winterish

Synonyms and antonyms of viperish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «viperish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIPERISH

Find out the translation of viperish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of viperish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «viperish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

viperish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viperina
570 millions of speakers

English

viperish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

viperish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

viperish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

viperish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viperish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

viperish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vipérine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Viperish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

viperish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

viperish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

viperish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Viperish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viperish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

viperish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हीपिअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

engerek gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

viperina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

viperish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

viperish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

viperish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

viperish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

viperish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

viperish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

viperish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of viperish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIPERISH»

The term «viperish» is used very little and occupies the 185.436 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIPERISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about viperish

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QUOTES WITH «VIPERISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word viperish.
1
Craig Brown
You might think that religion was the one area in which professional jealousy would take a back seat. But no: ecclesiastical memoirs are as viperish as any, though their envy tends to cloak itself in piety.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIPERISH»

Discover the use of viperish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to viperish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Female Thing: Dirt, Envy, Sex, Vulnerability
Ironically, feminism has run up against an unanticipated opponent: the inner woman. The Female Thing brims with bracing, funny social observations informed by psychological acuity.
Laura Kipnis, 2007
2
Dragons, Serpents, and Slayers in the Classical and Early ...
With his feet entwined by its twisted spirals, the man toiled under the weight of its viperish, trailing tail. The burden was dreadful. As he tried, weighed down, to stand upright and bear it up, the snake dragged on him and pulled him down to the ...
Daniel Ogden, 2013
3
temple bar
Mrs. Powell seated herself, and looked at him earnestly; with an eager, viperish earnestness, and a nervous movement of her thin lips. ",When you came here, Mrs. Powell,'' said John gravely, "you came as my wife's guest, and as my wife's ...
george augustus sala, 1862
4
New Scientist
I am very sorry (and utterly astonished) that Sir Robert should accuse me of " viperish personal attacks". I can find none, unless a description of a letter as " unfortunately simplistic" and a reference to Sir Robert's well-known and entirely ...
5
Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers
Mrs. Powell seated herself, and looked at him earnestly; with an eager, viperish earnestness, and a nervous movement of her thin lips. “When you came here, Mrs. Powell," said John gravely, “you came as my wife's guest, and as my wife's ...
‎1862
6
Mapping Irish Theatre: Theories of Space and Place
At the same time, in its darkened space, highlighted with 'viperish green', we get a sense not only of the freedom of this form of theatrical space, but also its hint of danger. So, as Nicholas Allen noted, the small stage of the Gate was 'the site of ...
Chris Morash, Shaun Richards, 2013
7
Teaching English Using ICT: A practical guide for secondary ...
... they have made. A 'generated' poem might look like this: The trotting bones of the night The viperish street in flesh, Missing by the star-struck sunhoneyed bottle For blazed leaves blaze With no more eyes than the saucebottle But be ...
Tom Rank, Trevor Millum, Chris Warren, 2011
8
Penrod and Sam
Altogether, Sam was sufficiently nervous without any help from Penrod, and it was with pure horror that he heard his own name and Mabel's shrieked upon the ambient air with viperish insinuation. "Sam-my and May-bul! OH, oh!" Sam started  ...
Booth Tarkington, 2011
9
The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers ...
"And the tongue of woman is very disquieting member, being tipped with a viperish gall." (Smy Peters, Adam Pen- feather, Buccaneer 33) trifles [traw/tryee- fulls] the things you mention don't matter; you speak of insignificant or irrelevant details ...
George Choundas, 2010
10
Does the Writing Workshop Still Work?
One viperish and base figure that casts a shadow over Nancy's world is the pisseur de copie (the French always have a word for it). The pisseur de copie is one of Spark's finest creations, but he was clearly a character waiting to be written, and ...
Dianne Donnelly, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIPERISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term viperish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Donald Trump, an All-American Performance Artist
As an entertainer, Trump is part Hulk Hogan and part Dame Edna Everage, the Australian drag artiste who has a viperish personality and look to go with it. «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jul 15»
2
Series 17 - 4. A Vintage Murder
The local vineyard has invited a viperish critic to grace the launch of a new sparkling white, but oh, those grapes are sour. No, really: someone's poisoned the ... «Radio Times, Feb 15»
3
Morgan Freeman Set for PBS' SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED: THE …
The Shrew is Katherine, a woman who is bitter, viperish, wild - or simply not prepared to accept the conventions of her time - and thus "unmarriageable. «Broadway World, Feb 15»
4
Shakespeare explored in PBS sneak at Alamo Drafthouse
The Shrew is Katherine (Kate), a woman who is bitter, viperish, wild — or simply not prepared to accept the conventions of her time — and thus “unmarriageable. «LubbockOnline.com, Jan 15»
5
Jessica Chastain on her early life: 'Nobody knows this about me'
The Oscar-nominated star of The Help and Zero Dark Thirty, now onscreen as the '80s-glam, viperish wife of a heating-oil businessman (Oscar Isaac) in A Most ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jan 15»
6
Lionel Messi travelling Maradona path once more with Belgium …
In a 2-0 semi-final win at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, he scored both goals, the second a vicious strike after a viperish dart through the heart of the Belgian ... «The National, Jul 14»
7
Little RSPECT
Sarah Palin, who seems ever more viperish, deployed her Yoda syntax with Sean Hannity: “People are looking at Putin as one who wrestles bears and drills for ... «New York Times, Mar 14»
8
Lusting Boss Casts Object Of His Desire Onto The Street
... values" and decried Nelson (who describes herself as a happily married Iowa mom) as one of those viperish women who, like Eve, are the devil's gateway. «Hartford Courant, Jul 13»
9
'Gone Girl' Movie Cast: Rosamund Pike Offered Role As Amy, Ben …
... nasty addiction" and Entertainment Weekly said it is "an ingenious and viperish thriller - and that no matter how smart you think you are, it's going to bite you." ... «Headlines & Global News, Jul 13»
10
See the new covers of 'Gone Girl' author Gillian Flynn's 'Sharp …
... who are deeply screwed up but always engaging; bleak, low-skied Midwestern settings; smothering parental types; and, of course, sneaky, viperish twists. «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Viperish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/viperish>. May 2024 ».
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