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cursed.

Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɜːsɪd/UK/kɜːst/UK/ˈkɝsɪd/US/kɝst/US
  1. Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.

  2. Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).

    obsolete
  3. hateful; damnable; accursed

    That cursed bird keeps stealing my milk!
  4. Frightening or unsettling, or humorously portrayed as such.

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cursed, cursd, curst, corsed, curset, cursyd, equivalent to curse + -ed.

adv
  1. Damnably; awfully.

    dated · not-comparable · slang
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cursed, cursd, curst, corsed, curset, cursyd, equivalent to curse + -ed.

verb/kɜːst/UK/kɝst/US[kʰɝst]US
  1. simple past and past participle of curse

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cursed, cursd, curst, corsed, curset, cursyd, equivalent to curse + -ed.

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