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cussedness

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Is her daughter really possessed by Alice’s spirit, or is she just messing with her mother’s head out of pure cussedness?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2023

People keep stubbornly trying to find their joy, their best summer, driven by optimism or just sheer cussedness.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2021

All season, the Nats have been defined by their resilience — but also by their cussedness.

From Washington Post Oct. 2, 2019

There’s a certain cussedness to my personality that means, as soon as someone says, “No, that’s not for you,” I absolutely have to know about it.

From National Geographic Jan. 27, 2018

We thought it was plain old cussedness that kept him in that park, day after day, rain or shine.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman