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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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