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/ˈkɜːsɪd/
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/kɜːst/
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/ˈkɝsɪd/
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/kɝst/
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[ˈkʰɝsɪ̈d]
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[kʰɝst]
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ˈkɜːsɪd
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ˈkɝsɪd
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Adjective
Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
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Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).
Usage- Obsolete
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Leonato By my troth neece thou wilt neuer get thee a huſband, if thou be ſo ſhrewd of thy tongue. / brother Infaith ſhees too curſt. / Beatrice Too curſt is more then curſt, I ſhall leſſen Gods ſending that way, for it is ſaide, God ſends a curſt cow ſhort hornes, but to a cow too curſt, he ſends none.
hateful; damnable; accursed
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That cursed bird keeps stealing my milk!
Frightening or unsettling, or humorously portrayed as such.
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“Cursed images, to me, leave you with a general uneasy feeling,” the account’s [@cursedimages] anonymous author told Gizmodo. “There could be certain qualities, like someone looking directly at the camera or an orb floating in the background.”
Adverb
Damnably; awfully.
Usage- Dated
- not-comparable
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I intended handing you the crown, but when I got here and realized how cursed unpleasant it might be I funked it. I decided to send the damned thing back by post without a word.
Adjective
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
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villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed
cursed with four daughters
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not a cursed drop
his cursed stupidity
I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
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poor damned souls