accursed

(ə kʉrsid, -kʉrst)

adjective

  1. under a curse; ill-fated
  2. deserving to be cursed; damnable; abominable

Origin: ME acursed, pp. of acursen, pronounce a curse upon, excommunicate < a-, intens. + cursien: see curse

Also accurst

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See accursed in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Abominable; hateful: this accursed mud.
  2. Being under a curse; doomed.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English acursed

Origin: , past participle of acursen, to put a curse on

Origin: : a-, intensive pref. (from Old English ā-)

Origin: + Old English cursian, to curse (from curs, curse)

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Related Forms:

  • ac·cursˈed·ly adverb
  • ac·cursˈed·ness noun

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