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cursed Definition

cursed (kʉrsid, kʉrst)

adjective

  1. under a curse
  2. deserving to be cursed; specif.,
    1. evil; wicked
    2. detestable; hateful this cursed cold
  3. Archaic malevolent; quarrelsome
    usually sp. curst
cursed Synonyms

cursed

modif.

  1. Damned

    blighted, doomed, under a curse; see damned 1, doomed.

  2. Detestable

    hateful, odious, disgusting; see damned 2, offensive 2.

be cursed with

suffer from, be afflicted with, bear; see endure 2, suffer 1.

cursed Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • hand.: What a pain... 5 [ Miroku stretches forth his unsealed cursed hand. ] Miroku Air Rip!
  • thing: Let us get away from this cursed thing, this Achan that is in the camp of evangelicalism today.
  • treasure: Monsters of treasure type 7 or higher may carry gems The chance of a cursed treasure is based upon treasure type.
  • devil: Have I really been beholden to the cursed cellphone devil for that long?
  • tree: Very soon perhaps brutal hands will drag him away to the cursed tree where he will be crucified.
  • house: MULDER: Why would anyone want to live in a cursed house?
cursed Quotes

And the L God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly thou shalt go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

—Bible (Old Testament)

And unto Adam he said,Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which Icommandedthee, saying,Thoushalt noteatof it: cursed istheground for thysake; insorrowshaltthoueat of it all the days of thy life.

—Bible (Old Testament)

I who have cursed The drunken officer of British rule, how choose Between this Africa and the English tongue I love? Betray them both, or give back what they give? How can I face such slaughter and be cool? How can I turn from Africa and live?

—Walcott, Derek Alton

We are cursed,Waldo, born cursed from the time our mothersbring usintotheworld tilltheshroudsare puton us.

—Iron

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