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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier;
- Example: "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"
- Example: "cursed with four daughter"
- Example: "not a cursed drop"
- Example: "his cursed stupidity"
- Example: "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning"
[syn: cursed, curst]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Curse \Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cursed (k?rst) or Curst; p. pr. & vb. n. Cursing.] [AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L. crux cross. Cf. Cross.] 1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people. --Ex. xxii. 28. [1913 Webster] Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment. [1913 Webster] On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those. --Pope. [1913 Webster] To curse by bell, book, and candle. See under Bell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Curst \Curst\ (k?rst), imp. & p. p. of Curse. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Curst \Curst\, a. [SeeCurse.] Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Though his mind Be ne'er so curst, his tonque is kind. --Crashaw. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

curst adj 1: deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning" [syn: cursed, curst] [ant: blessed, blest]