English Dictionary: cussedness | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for cussedness | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cussedness \Cuss"ed*ness\, n. [Cussed (for cursed) + -ness.] Disposition to willful wrongdoing; malignity; perversity; cantankerousness; obstinacy. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.] In her opinion it was all pure [bd]cussedness.[b8] --Mrs. Humphry Ward. Disputatiousness and perversity (what the Americans call [bd]cussedness[b8]). --James Bryce. |