/ əˈkɜːsɪd; NAmE -ˈkɜːrs-/ adjective
( old-fashioned ) having a curse (= a bad magic spell ) on it
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : past participle of obsolete accurse , from a- (expressing intensity) + curse .
/ əˈkɜːsɪd; NAmE -ˈkɜːrs-/ adjective
( old-fashioned ) having a curse (= a bad magic spell ) on it
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : past participle of obsolete accurse , from a- (expressing intensity) + curse .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005