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  • And also, isn't that basilisk a little . . . roosterish?

    WMAM Strikes Back 2007

  • He stands vast and conspicuous, and conceited and self-satisfied, and roosterish and inconsequential, at Lueger's elbow, and is proud and cocky to be in such

    The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories Mark Twain 1872

  • Some performances do kick in especially the charismatic, roosterish Ortiz, and Kerry Condon, who makes the most of her thinly written Irish jockey, but the show's air of menace eventually fizzles, despite propulsive synth chords insisting that trouble is on the way.

    The New Yorker Emily Nussbaum 2012

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