Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cussedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: cussed-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being cussed.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"Full of vinegar and all-round cussedness, but without malice. Just as soon kill you as not, but in a playful sort of way, you understand, without meaning to at all."
"He made camp there that night, pitching his little tent in the trail for pure cussedness, and defying aloud a traveling world to make him move until he got good and ready."

Etymology

Etymology tree English cussed Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cussedness From cussed + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cussednesses (plural)

Synonyms

cantankerousness nastiness obstinacy orneriness perversity

Questions

What does cussedness mean?: The state or quality of being cussed.
Where does cussedness come from?: Etymology tree English cussed Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cussedness From cussed + -ness.

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