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cussed

American  
[kuhs-id] / ˈkʌs ɪd /

adjective

Informal.
  1. cursed.

  2. obstinate; stubborn; perverse.


cussed British  
/ ˈkʌsɪd /

adjective

  1. another word for cursed

  2. obstinate

  3. annoying

    a cussed nuisance

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of cussed

First recorded in 1830–40; cuss + -ed 3

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“He never yelled at me. Never cussed at me. Never lost his temper with me or the kids,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It was a performance that recalled the cussed stubbornness of great England teams past.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2023

Over her refusal to comply with the school’s mandate, Smith told the paper that people have "cussed her out" and that some of her best friends "won’t talk to me."

From Fox News • Oct. 11, 2021

But his output, like those writers’, was stranger, more cussed, and less comfortable than the avuncular stereotypes.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2020

Daisy had told me that if any boy who wasn’t twenty-one years old yet cussed, his tongue would rot out of his head.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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