Cussedness

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being cussed. dated, uncountable, usually

    "Well, if ever a man was born bad in his temper, 'twas Captain Bligh. . . . They made an Admiral of him in the end, but they never cured his cussedness."

  2. 2
    meanspirited disagreeable contrariness wordnet

Example

More examples

"Well, if ever a man was born bad in his temper, 'twas Captain Bligh. . . . They made an Admiral of him in the end, but they never cured his cussedness."

Etymology

From cussed + -ness.

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