Meaning

1 senses

  1. (dated, not comparable, slang)Damnably; awfully.

Examples

91 sentences

  1. Tom cursed himself for his carelessness.

    ruТом проклял себя за беспечность. — odexed

    deTom verfluchte sich für seine Nachlässigkeit. — pullnosemans

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  2. She cursed him for causing the accident.

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  3. She cursed him for forgetting his promise.

    ruОна прокляла его за то, что он забыл своё обещание. — odexed

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  4. The witch cursed the poor little girl.

    ruВедьма прокляла бедную маленькую девочку. — sharptoothed

    deDie Hexe belegte das arme kleine Mädchen mit einem Fluch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. The thief cursed the police for finding him.

    deDer Dieb fluchte auf die Polizei, daß die ihn gefunden hatte. — Waldelfe

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Origin

From Middle English cursed, cursd, curst, corsed, curset, cursyd, equivalent to curse + -e

From Middle English cursed, cursd, curst, corsed, curset, cursyd, equivalent to curse + -ed.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
curryA2curseA2cursescursivecursorB2

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