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accursedly

accursedly

9.3
In a way that is very bad or annoying
  • adverb
  • /əˈkɜrsɪdli/
  • Literature
translation icon : malditamente
  • The weather was accursedly cold, making it hard to enjoy the outdoor festival.

Examples

  • The task was accursedly difficult, and many gave up before finishing.

  • She found herself accursedly trapped in a job that brought her no joy.

  • He hadn't expected to succeed with even one of the accursedly stubborn females, but in the case of Deirdre, he found an ally in the queen.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • He looked midships for Henderson, thought again of the blackjacked look in the cook's eyes when the passenger had sworn them off, and made his way down an accursedly icy ladder and aft.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

horribly
vsaccursedly
126 3.5

In a very bad or shocking way

is harsher by including hatred and a sense of being cursed
awfully
vsaccursedly
70 3.0

To happen in a very bad or unpleasant way

is stronger by adding hatred and a sense of being condemned
dreadfully
vsaccursedly
18 4.4

Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme

is similar but includes a hateful, condemned undertone
horrendously
vsaccursedly
6 5.5

In a very bad or extreme way

is similar but implies a hateful, condemned nature as well
appallingly
vsaccursedly
6 6.8

Makes people feel shocked or disgusted

leans toward hateful unpleasantness and a condemned quality
unpleasantly
vsaccursedly
5 2.7

In a way that makes you feel bad or uncomfortable

is much stronger, adding hatred and a sense of being cursed
monstrously
vsaccursedly
5 6.8

In a very cruel and shocking way

is more about hateful unpleasantness with an added condemned feel
virulently
vsaccursedly
3 8.7

In an angry and hurtful way

leans more toward hateful unpleasantness with a condemned tone
abominably
vsaccursedly
3 8.2

In a very rude and cruel way

adds an explicit sense of being cursed or condemned beyond offense
hellishly
vsaccursedly
2 8.8

In a very intense and unpleasant way

is similar but emphasizes hated, cursed quality rather than devilish imagery
horridly
vsaccursedly
1 7.0

In a very bad and unpleasant way

adds a stronger hateful and cursed nuance beyond general horror
atrociously
vsaccursedly
1 7.4

In a very bad or shocking way

is more about hateful unpleasantness with an aura of condemnation
infernally
vsaccursedly
  • Literature
1 8.8

In a way that is very bad or annoying

keeps extreme negativity but adds a sense of being cursed or damned
vilely
vsaccursedly
1 8.2

In a very cruel and unfair way

is similar but stresses a hateful, cursed flavour beyond moral disgust
odiously
vsaccursedly
  • Formal
1 9.7

In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone

adds a cursed, condemned quality beyond mere deserving hate
abhorrently
vsaccursedly
1 8.6

In a way that shows strong disgust and moral disapproval

focuses more on hateful, cursed condemnation than moral judgment
cursedly
vsaccursedly
  • Archaic
9.5

In a very annoying and unpleasant way

expresses the same hateful and cursed intensity rather than mere unpleasantness
detestably
vsaccursedly
7.9

In a way that makes people feel strong dislike or disgust

carries extra sense of being cursed or damned rather than only offensive
loathsomely
vsaccursedly
9.1

In a way that makes people feel very disgusted or angry

includes that disgust but adds a condemned, cursed feeling
unholily
vsaccursedly
9.7

In a rude way about religious things

is about hateful, extremely unpleasant expression rather than religious irreverence

Antonyms

50 1.0

In a friendly and enjoyable way

How Cursed

accursedly
  • Literature
9.3
unluckily
1 2.0

Surface Forms

accursedly positive
accursedlier comparative
accursedliest superlative

Morphology

accursedly = accursed (transparent) = accursed + ly

Formed from the adjective 'accursed' plus the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', so the adverbial meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Accursedly comes from accursed, which is linked to the familiar word curse meaning 'a spell or a very strong bad wish'. The ending -ly makes it a word that shows how something is done, so accursedly means 'in a cursed or extremely unpleasant way'.