Curseful

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    horrendous, horrific archaic

    "They accuse themselves of ingratitude and malignity when anyone denies a lawful satisfaction to another of indolence, of sadness, of anger, of scurrility, of slander, and of lying, which curseful thing they thoroughly hate."

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"They accuse themselves of ingratitude and malignity when anyone denies a lawful satisfaction to another of indolence, of sadness, of anger, of scurrility, of slander, and of lying, which curseful thing they thoroughly hate."

Etymology

From Middle English cursful, equivalent to curse + -ful.

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