ACCURSED

accursed, accurst, maledict

(adjective) under a curse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

accursed (comparative more accursed, superlative most accursed)

(prenominal) Hateful; detestable, loathsome.

(archaic, theology) Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; anathematized.

Synonyms

• (hateful, detestable): execrable, damnable

Verb

accursed

simple past tense and past participle of accurse

Anagrams

• cardecus, cue cards

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cursed", Ac*curst", p. p. & a.

Definition: Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly hateful; -- as, an accursed deed. Shak.

– Ac*curs"ed*ly, adv.

– Ac*curs"ed*ness, n.

ACCURSE

Ac*curse", v. t. Etym: [OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a + cursien to curse. See Curse.]

Definition: To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize. And the city shall be accursed. Josh. vi. 17. Thro' you, my life will be accurst. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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