Curseful
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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