curst
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9.9
Very unlucky or evil and often used to show strong anger
- adjective
- /kɜrst/
- Archaic
:
maldito
- She spoke in a curst tone, emphasizing her displeasure.
Examples
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Here she comes, curst and sad:
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I was never curst;
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His curst attitude made it difficult for anyone to be around him.
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The curst weather ruined our plans for a picnic in the park.
Synonyms
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5.3
Having bad luck because of a magic spell, sometimes used to show anger or strong feeling
is archaic and used chiefly as an intensifier rather than literal curse
1
9.9
Under a curse and likely to have bad things happen
is archaic and sometimes used chiefly for emphasis not doom
How Cursed
Surface Forms
curst positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word curst is an old form of curse, which means 'a bad wish' or 'bad magic'. So something called curst was thought to deserve a 'curse' or to be very unlucky, and writers used it as a strong, old-fashioned way to show anger or to make a situation seem worse.