crouse

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adjective

brisk; lively; bold

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Meanings

crouse1

adjectivecrouse (comparative more crouse, superlative most crouse)

comparative more crouse · superlative most crouse

  1. Scotlandbrisk; lively; bold

    Thence mystic knots mak great abuse / On young guidmen, fond, keen, an' crouse;

    1785, Robert Burns, Address to the Deil

Crouse2

proper nounCrouse (countable and uncountable, plural Crouses)

plural Crouses

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States.

Origin

Uncertain.

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Anagrams

sourcecourseCrusoeCousercerous
Cite this entry
APA

crouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crouse

MLA

“crouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crouse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crouse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crouse.

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