cursed
/ˈkɝsɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.77 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of curse
Example Sentences
- "Leonato By my troth neece thou wilt neuer get thee a huſband, if thou be ſo ſhrewd of thy tongue. / brother Infaith ſhees too curſt. / Beatrice Too curſt is more then curſt, I ſhall leſſen Gods ſending that way, for it is ſaide, God ſends a curſt cow ſhort hornes, but to a cow too curſt, he ſends none."
- "That cursed bird keeps stealing my milk!"
- "“Cursed images, to me, leave you with a general uneasy feeling,” the account’s [@cursedimages] anonymous author told Gizmodo. “There could be certain qualities, like someone looking directly at the camera or an orb floating in the background.”"
- "I intended handing you the crown, but when I got here and realized how cursed unpleasant it might be I funked it. I decided to send the damned thing back by post without a word."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɝsɪd/
- British English: /ˈkɜːsɪd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
curseder (comparative)
more cursed (comparative)
cursedest (superlative)
most cursed (superlative)
cursèd (alternative, poetic)
curséd (alternative, poetic)
curst (alternative, archaic)
curst (alternative)