ACCURSING

Verb

accursing

present participle of accurse

Source: Wiktionary


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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