cussed

[ kuhs-id ]

/ ˈkʌs ɪd /

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adjective Informal.

cursed.

obstinate; stubborn; perverse.

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Origin of cussed

First recorded in 1830–40; cuss + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM cussed

cuss·ed·ly, adverbcuss·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby cussed

cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidation, cuspidor, cuss, cussed, cussing, cussword, custard, custard apple, custard cream

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How to use cussed in a sentence

And then when you go there, you are cussed out, called arrogant, mean-spirited, and nasty.
Roland Martin: America, You Can’t Handle the Truth!|Roland S. Martin|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I begged, and told him I was only Huck; but he laughed such a screechy laugh, and roared and cussed, and kept on chasing me up.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Why back two years ago, I used to visit old Polo Garrett, who had the concession in the menagerie tent, just to get cussed out.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
Made the tears come up into my eyes, sir, to ponder on what she has been through on account of my cussed foolishness.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day

"I'll be cussed if I understand wimmen," declared Captain Candage, fiddling his finger under his nose.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
She's the old Nequasset, handed back to me again because I'm the only one who understands her cussed fool notions.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day

British Dictionary definitions for cussed

cussed

/ (ˈkʌsɪd) /

adjective informal

another word for cursed

obstinate

annoyinga cussed nuisance

Derived forms of cussed

cussedly, adverbcussedness, noun

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