Accursingly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an accursing manner. rare

    "No drunkard shall ever accursingly say / That I ever thawrted^([sic]) his soul’s destiny, / For a moment I could not the thought endure / That my life’s habits made his life impure, / If all other actions of mine were so free, / That mainly they each would bear scrutiny, / Yet how could I ever such sad truth abide, / If the drunkard through me from the truth turned aside."

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"No drunkard shall ever accursingly say / That I ever thawrted^([sic]) his soul’s destiny, / For a moment I could not the thought endure / That my life’s habits made his life impure, / If all other actions of mine were so free, / That mainly they each would bear scrutiny, / Yet how could I ever such sad truth abide, / If the drunkard through me from the truth turned aside."

Etymology

From accursing + -ly.

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