cussed
Origin of cussed
1Other words from cussed
- cuss·ed·ly, adverb
- cuss·ed·ness, noun
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How to use cussed in a sentence
If he had taken my warning in time, all would have been well; but for some reason or other—I suspect cussedness—he did not.
A Frontier Mystery | Bertram MitfordSome men learn the cussedness of whiskey by having a drunken father; and some by having a good mother.
Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son | George Horace LorimerI don't know how he felt when we quit, but I know I respected him—for his out and open cussedness and grit, if nothin' else.
The Rise of Roscoe Paine | Joseph C. LincolnThe Southern rebel went with the current; the Northern rebel rowed against the current from pure, simple cussedness.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollIt is a disloyal act, and shows a prematoor leanin' tords cussedness that alarms me.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward | Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)
British Dictionary definitions for cussed
/ (ˈkʌsɪd) /
Derived forms of cussed
- cussedly, adverb
- cussedness, noun
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