ac|curs´ed|ness

ac|curs´ed|ness
ac|curs|ed «uh KUR sihd, -KURST», adjective.
1. that deserves to be cursed; annoying and troublesome; hateful; detestable: »

Colonel Sibthorpe…prayed that hail and lightning might descend from heaven on the accursed thing (Lytton Strachey).

SYNONYM(S): execrable, damnable.
2. under a curse; doomed: »

And the city shall be accursed (Joshua 6:17).

SYNONYM(S): ill-fated.
ac|curs´ed|ly, adverb.
ac|curs´ed|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • curs´ed|ly — curs|ed «KUR sihd, kurst», adjective. 1. under a curse: »Let us fly this cursed place (Milton). SYNONYM(S): anathematized. 2. deserving a curse; evil; hateful: »In that country there is a cursed custom: for they eat more gladly man s flesh, than… …   Useful english dictionary

  • curs|ed — «KUR sihd, kurst», adjective. 1. under a curse: »Let us fly this cursed place (Milton). SYNONYM(S): anathematized. 2. deserving a curse; evil; hateful: »In that country there is a cursed custom: for they eat more gladly man s flesh, than any… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ac|curs´ed|ly — ac|curs|ed «uh KUR sihd, KURST», adjective. 1. that deserves to be cursed; annoying and troublesome; hateful; detestable: »Colonel Sibthorpe…prayed that hail and lightning might descend from heaven on the accursed thing (Lytton Strachey).… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ac|curs|ed — «uh KUR sihd, KURST», adjective. 1. that deserves to be cursed; annoying and troublesome; hateful; detestable: »Colonel Sibthorpe…prayed that hail and lightning might descend from heaven on the accursed thing (Lytton Strachey). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

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