ACCURSED


Meaning of ACCURSED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈkərst, -ˈkər-səd ]

adjective

or ac·curst ə-ˈkərst

Etymology: Middle English acursed, from past participle of acursen to consign to destruction with a curse, from a- (from Old English ā, perfective prefix) + cursen to curse — more at abide

Date: 13th century

1. : being under or as if under a curse

an accursed people

2. : damnable

• ac·curs·ed·ly -ˈkər-səd-lē adverb

• ac·curs·ed·ness -ˈkər-səd-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.