ACCURSED


Meaning of ACCURSED in English

-st, -sə̇d; -sə̇d usu when a stressed syllable follows without pause, “-sə̇d breed ” for instance being more frequent than “-st breed ” adjective

or ac·curst -st

Etymology: Middle English acursed, from past participle of acursen

1. : cursed

this accursed devil — Shakespeare

2. : bad enough to be under a curse : detestable , damnable

dry, unhealthy, and accursed was the road — Eve Langley

• ac·curs·ed·ly -sə̇dlē, -i adverb

• ac·curs·ed·ness -sə̇dnə̇s noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.