cursed
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curs·ed
(kûr′sĭd, kûrst) also curst (kûrst)adj.
So wicked and detestable as to deserve to be cursed.
curs′ed·ly adv.
curs′ed·ness n.
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cursed
(ˈkɜːsɪd; kɜːst) orcurst
adj
1. under a curse
2. deserving to be cursed; detestable; hateful
ˈcursedly adv
ˈcursedness n
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curs•ed
(ˈkɜr sɪd, kɜrst)adj.
1. under a curse; damned.
2. deserving a curse; hateful; abominable.
[1250–1300]
curs′ed•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | cursed - 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" |
2. | cursed - in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls" Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior lost - spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon" |
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cursed
adjective
1. under a curse, damned, doomed, jinxed, bedevilled, fey (Scot.), star-crossed, accursed, ill-fated The whole family seemed cursed.
2. hateful, damned, vile, odious, loathsome, abominable, infernal, detestable, damnable, pestilential I'd like to burn this whole cursed place to the ground.
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cursed
also curstadjective
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Translations
uročenzaklet
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cursed
adj (inf) → verflucht (inf)
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