curst

[ kurst ]

/ kɜrst /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of curse.

adjective

cursed.

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Origin of curst

First recorded in 1545–55, for the adjective

OTHER WORDS FROM curst

curstly, adverbcurstness, noun

Words nearby curst

curse word, cursive, cursor, cursorial, cursory, curst, curt, curtail, curtailment, curtail step, curtain

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How to use curst in a sentence

There was at the seminary a curst Lazarist, who by undertaking to teach me Latin made me detest it.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
He sat silent after that, and as there seemed nothing that a curst old campaigner could say at such a pass, I bore him company.
The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde
What secrets can the human breast contain, When tempted by thy charms, curst love of gain!
Australia, its history and present condition|William Pridden
The days were insufferably hot and mosquito-curst; the nights chilly, damp and mosquito-haunted.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service

Of that fatal lapse the cause Was the curst pride of him, whom thou hast seen Pent with the world's incumbrance.
The Vision of Paradise, Complete|Dante Alighieri

British Dictionary definitions for curst

curst

/ (kɜːst) /

verb

archaic a past tense and past participle of curse

adjective

a variant of cursed

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curst

Origin of curst

OTHER WORDS FROM curst

Words nearby curst

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How to use curst in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for curst