cussedly

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cuss·ed

(kŭs′ĭd)

adj. Informal

1. Perverse; stubborn.

2. Cursed.

cuss′ed·ly adv.

cuss′ed·ness n.

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Adv.

cussedly - in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position"

mulishly, obdurately, obstinately, pig-headedly, stubbornly

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"I wish it didn't look so cussedly like a robber's cave," said George Kearney, when they were taking a quiet preliminary survey of the unclassified treasures, before the Carrs took possession.

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Why Everton have proved such cussedly awkward opponents down the years is anybody's guess.

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She was none of those things, because what she really was a principled, fierce woman who unflinchingly and cussedly dedicated her entire life to defending the rights of women.