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English Dictionary: cursed by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cursed
adj
  1. deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning"
    Synonym(s): cursed, curst
    Antonym(s): blessed, blest
  2. in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls"
    Synonym(s): cursed, damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curse \Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or
      {Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [AS. cursian, corsian,
      perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of
      the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross,
      all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L.
      crux cross. Cf. {Cross}.]
      1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury
            upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
  
                     Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people.
                                                                              --Ex. xxii.
                                                                              28.
  
                     Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak.
  
      2. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm
            or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a
            cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to
            harass or torment.
  
                     On impious realms and barbarous kings impose Thy
                     plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those.
                                                                              --Pope.
  
      {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cursed \Curs"ed\ (k?rs"?d), a.
      Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable;
      abominable.
  
               Let us fly this cursed place.                  --Milton.
  
               This cursed quarrel be no more renewed.   --Dryden.
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