cursed
See also: cursèd
English
Etymology
From Middle English cursed, cursd, curst, corsed, curset, cursyd, equivalent to curse + -ed.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cursed (comparative more cursed, superlative most cursed)
- Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
- (obsolete) Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2 Scene 1:
- LEONATO. By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.
- ANTONIO. In faith, she's too curst.
- BEATRICE. Too curst is more than curst: I shall lessen God's sending that way; for it is said, 'God sends a curst cow short horns;' but to a cow too curst he sends none.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2 Scene 1:
- hateful; damnable; accursed
- That cursed bird keeps stealing my milk!
Alternative forms
- cursèd, curséd (poetic)
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (having some sort of divine harm): blessed
Derived terms
Translations
having some sort of divine harm
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Pronunciation 2
Alternative forms
- curst (archaic)
Anagrams
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