cursed

[ kur-sid, kurst ]

/ ˈkɜr sɪd, kɜrst /

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adjective

under a curse; damned.

deserving a curse; hateful; abominable.

OTHER WORDS FOR cursed

1 accursed.

2 damnable, execrable.

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Origin of cursed

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

OTHER WORDS FROM cursed

curs·ed·ly, adverbcurs·ed·ness, nounun·cursed, adjective

Words nearby cursed

curry favor, curry leaf, curry powder, curry puff, curse, cursed, curses, curse word, cursive, cursor, cursorial

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How to use cursed in a sentence

Cubans are cursed whether they find a means of escape or remain.
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“When Gil cursed, he cursed in certain ways that I could respect it,” Herc says.
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In other words, gay people are cursed with deep-seated disorder and are to be treated with compassion.
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Since then, the group has been cursed with outsized expectations.
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This infuriated his grandfather, who cursed Barry and never spoke to him again.
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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.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
And was it not in imitation of some such practices, as that which he attempted, that Goliath cursed David by his gods?
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for cursed

cursed

curst

/ (ˈkɜːsɪd, kɜːst) /

adjective

under a curse

deserving to be cursed; detestable; hateful

Derived forms of cursed

cursedly, adverbcursedness, noun

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