cur
Lowlife or canine
A cur is a mongrel dog, especially one that's aggressive or in poor condition.
The word extends to any contemptible person, particularly a cowardly or sneaky man: You lying cur!
The insult sounds old-fashioned or theatrical now, more likely encountered in period novels than modern speech.
Mixed-breed dog
- mongrelDog of mixed ancestry
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- half-breedSlur against mixed ancestry
Pitiable or base person
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- villainWicked story antagonist
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
coward · lowlife · blackguard · cad · heel · rat · snake · varlet
Without a dwelling
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- vagrantHomeless itinerant person
- lostUnable to navigate
unowned · roaming · feral · outcast · street · ownerless · unwanted · adrift
Messily neglected in appearance
- scragglyIrregularly sparse and messy
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- flea-bittenWorn, shabby, infested
- scabbyCovered with wound crusts
matted · ragged · neglected · sickly · infested · diseased · malnourished · bedraggled
mutt
Mixed-breed dog
- mongrelDog of mixed ancestry
- crossbreedMixed-lineage organism
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
wretch
Pitiable or base person
- scoundrelDishonest, unscrupulous person
- villainWicked story antagonist
- knaveDishonest, unprincipled person
rogue · coward · lowlife · blackguard · cad · heel · rat · snake · varlet · dastard
homeless
Without a dwelling
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
- vagrantHomeless itinerant person
lost · unowned · roaming · feral · outcast · street · ownerless · unwanted · adrift · displaced
scruffy
Messily neglected in appearance
- scragglyIrregularly sparse and messy
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- flea-bittenWorn, shabby, infested
scabby · matted · ragged · neglected · sickly · infested · diseased · malnourished · bedraggled · wretched
- dogsdog, beagle, bulldog, boxer, collie
- canineswolf, fox, jackal, dingo, coyote
- old insultsknave, varlet, scoundrel, rogue, blackguard
- Shakespearean insultsknave, varlet, villain, rogue, scoundrel
- Beastsbeast, monster, predator, bull, elephant
- dog breedsborder collie, bulldog, Australian Shepherd, Aussie, corgi
curpurebred
Of single breed ancestry
thoroughbred · show dog · best in show · pedigree · champion
curhero
One admired for courage
stalwart · valiant · heroine · brave soul · champion
curgentleman
Courteous, honorable man
lady · nobleman · aristocrat · blue blood · prince
- current eventsRecent notable happenings
- paper currencyPrinted money sheets
- electric currentCharge flow through conductors
- currency convertersTools calculating exchange rates
- current affairsOngoing public events
- currency exchangeConverting between national monies
cure, current, cursed, currency, curing, cursing, curtail, curbed, cursive