Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curseful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
curse-ful
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

horrendous, horrific

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English cursful, equivalent to curse + -ful.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more curseful (comparative) most curseful (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does curseful mean?
horrendous, horrific
Where does curseful come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce curseful

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