adjective
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under a curse
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deserving to be cursed; detestable; hateful
Other Word Forms
- cursedly adverb
- cursedness noun
- uncursed adjective
Etymology
Origin of cursed
Example Sentences
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“It’s like a cursed artifact that gives you great power to keep up with what’s going on, but at the cost of subtly corrupting your soul,” said the 38-year-old Providence College economics professor.
His photo sat above text that implored recipients to type “Let my hair grow, grow” within 30 seconds—or be jokingly cursed to go bald.
Frank was willing to lose the Wales forward, but he may well have cursed the decision as Kudus limped disconsolately away with what looked like a muscle injury.
From BBC
Emmy Award-winning actor Matthew Rhys will play the mayor of a cursed island town in his latest television show, Widow's Bay.
From BBC
Don’t miss: ‘I’m cursed’: My friend canceled Christmas lunch — now he expects us to split the 50% restaurant deposit.
From MarketWatch
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