Cussed

//kʌst// adj, adv, verb, slang

adj, adv, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of cuss form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate. US, informal
  2. 2
    Cursed, damned. dated, informal

    "No one ever see him down on his luck till this cussed fever took him, Our rations was often short, but it was share and share alike down to the last pipe o' baccy."

Adjective
  1. 1
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Very, cussedly, accursedly. US, informal, not-comparable

Synonyms

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balefulbearishbitchyblankety blankblankety-blankblasted

Example

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"He cussed me out for having lied to him."

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ill tempered

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