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Cussed vs Cessed - What's the difference?

cussed | cessed |

As verbs the difference between cussed and cessed

is that cussed is past tense of cuss while cessed is past tense of cess.

As an adjective cussed

is ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate.

As an adverb cussed

is very, cussedly, accursedly.

cussed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (cuss)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chiefly, US) Ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate.

    • Derived terms

    * cussedness

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (degree) Very, cussedly, accursedly.

    • Anagrams

    * English degree adverbs English heteronyms

    cessed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (cess)

    • cess

    English

    (wikipedia cess)

    Alternative forms

    * Cess

    Etymology 1

    Shortened form of assess, spelled by analogy with census and other Latinate words.

    Noun

    (es)
  • (British, Ireland) An assessed tax.
  • * '>citation
  • (British, Ireland, informal) Luck
  • (obsolete) Bound; measure.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess .

    Verb

  • (British, Ireland) To levy a .
  • * '>citation
    • Derived terms
    * bad cess
    See also
    * cease * cessation

    Etymology 2

    Possibly from an archaic dialect word meaning "bog".

    Noun

    (es)
  • (rail transport) The area along either side of a railroad track which is kept at a lower level than the sleeper bottom, in order to provide drainage.
    • Derived terms
    * cess path * cess heave

    See also

    * cesspool * cesspit

    Etymology 3

    (etyl) cesser. See cease.

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To cease; to neglect.
    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)

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