cussed


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Related to cussed: cussedness, adhered

cuss·ed

 (kŭs′ĭd)
adj. Informal
1. Perverse; stubborn.
2. Cursed.
cuss′ed·ly adv.
cuss′ed·ness n.
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cussed

(ˈkʌsɪd)
adj
1. another word for cursed
2. obstinate
3. annoying: a cussed nuisance.
ˈcussedly adv
ˈcussedness n
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cuss•ed

(ˈkʌs ɪd)

adj. Informal.
1. cursed.
2. obstinate; stubborn; perverse.
[1830–40]
cuss′ed•ly, adv.
cuss′ed•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.cussed - stubbornly persistent in wrongdoingcussed - stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant
unregenerated, unregenerate - not reformed morally or spiritually; "unregenerate human nature"; "unregenerate conservatism"
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Translations

cussed

[ˈkʌsɪd] ADJ
1. → terco, cabezón
2. = cursed
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cussed

adj (inf) → stur
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cussed

[ˈkʌsɪd] adj (fam) → ostinato/a, testardo/a
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He held in for a spell, walking up and down the comb of the roof and shaking his head and muttering to himself; but his feelings got the upper hand of him, presently, and he broke loose and cussed himself black in the face.
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When he had got out on the shed he put his head in again, and cussed me for putting on frills and trying to be better than him; and when I reckoned he was gone he come back and put his head in again, and told me to mind about that school, because he was going to lay for me and lick me if I didn't drop that.
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"I don't keep none o' yer cussed overseers; I does my own overseeing; and I tell you things is seen to.
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