CURSED


Meaning of CURSED in English

ˈkərsə̇d, -ə̄s-, -əis-, -st — in sense 1 -st is rare except in poetry; in sense 2, either -sə̇d or -st but -st is usual nonattributively; in sense 3 -st is usual adjective

also curst -st

( sometimes -er/-est )

Etymology: Middle English cursd, cursed, curste, from past participle of cursen

1. : worthy of being cursed : execrable, wicked, hateful, or obnoxious

his cursed stupidity

2. : under a curse

villagers shun the place believing it to be cursed

3. now chiefly dialect : of a vicious or irritable disposition : cantankerous , shrewish

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