crouse

¹

[ kroos ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.

1. brisk; lively.

Crouse

²

[ krous ]

noun

1. Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.

crouse

/ kruːs /

adjective

1. dialect.
   lively, confident, or saucy

Other Words From

• crousely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of crouse¹

1250–1300; Middle English crus, crous fierce, bold, violent < Middle Low German or Frisian krūs crisp; cognate with German kraus

Word History and Origins

Origin of crouse¹

C14 (Scottish and Northern) English: from Middle Low German krūs twisted, curled, confused

Example Sentences

In the old days, if the paper or network you worked for was important enough, your pass would get you onto the “press plane” and the bus populated by the “Boys on the Bus,” in the words of the title of Timothy Crouse’s best-selling book on the way the press covered the 1972 presidential campaign.

From Salon

“It will take us more time to slew from one target attitude to the next, and to be able to lock on to that science target,” said Patrick Crouse, Hubble’s project manager at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

From Science Magazine

“We do not see Hubble as being on its last legs,” Crouse said.

From Science Magazine

“We’re now a part of history,” player Lawson Crouse said.

From Seattle Times

Matias Maccelli and Lawson Crouse also scored, and Connor Ingram had 25 saves for Arizona.

From Seattle Times