cursed

[ kur-sid, kurst ]
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adjective
  1. under a curse; damned.

  2. deserving a curse; hateful; abominable.

Origin of cursed

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at curse, -ed2

Other words for cursed

Other words from cursed

  • curs·ed·ly, adverb
  • curs·ed·ness, noun
  • un·cursed, adjective

Words Nearby cursed

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How to use cursed in a sentence

  • Woe to the man that first did teach the cursed steel to bite in his own flesh, and make way to the living spirit.

    Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. Ballou
  • When the man turned bad on his hands, Jahweh was angry, and cursed him and his seed for thousands of years.

    God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
  • He cursed himself inwardly for a fool and a dolt—the more pitiable because he accounted himself cunning above others.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
  • One pipe after another have the cursed French shot away from my mouth.

  • And was it not in imitation of some such practices, as that which he attempted, that Goliath cursed David by his gods?

British Dictionary definitions for cursed

cursed

curst

/ (ˈkɜːsɪd, kɜːst) /


adjective
  1. under a curse

  2. deserving to be cursed; detestable; hateful

Derived forms of cursed

  • cursedly, adverb
  • cursedness, noun

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