curst
Americanverb
adjective
verb
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of curst
First recorded in 1545–55, for the adjective
Example Sentences
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O luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree, How ill exchanged are things like these for thee!
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2020
Hold, hold, let me hear no more of your curst dreams.
From The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts by John O'Keeffe
She curst the weaver and the walker That clothe that had wrought, And bade a vengeance on his crowne 55 That hither hath itt brought.
From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various
Oh! most gracious Providence, let me not be so curst as to see my children unhappy!
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Georgiana Cavendish
He is all here, and mightier in his wrath, The Dragon brings all powers the Dragon hath: Strange forms, curst children of the deepest Night— What dusky gods he marshals to the fight!
From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Richard Crashaw
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