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Cursed vs Cussed - What's the difference?

cursed | cussed |

As adjectives the difference between cursed and cussed

is that cursed is having some sort of divine harm, malady, or other curse while cussed is ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate.

As verbs the difference between cursed and cussed

is that cursed is past tense of curse while cussed is past tense of cuss.

As an adverb cussed is

very, cussedly, accursedly.

cursed

English

Alternative forms

* (poetic) * curst (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having some sort of divine harm, malady, or other curse.
  • (obsolete) Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).
  • * 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) , :
  • *:LEONATO. By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.
  • *:ANTONIO. In faith, she's too curst .
  • *:BEATRICE. Too curst' is more than '''curst''': I shall lessen God's sending that way; for it is said, 'God sends a '''curst''' cow short horns;' but to a cow too ' curst he sends none.

    • Antonyms

    * blessed
    Derived terms
    * cursedness * cursedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (curse)

    • Anagrams

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    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