Examples

6 sentences

  1. Tom cussed at Mary.

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  2. Sami was getting cussed at by the crowd.

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  3. He cussed me out for having lied to him.

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Meaning

2 senses

  1. (US, informal)Ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate.

  2. (dated, informal)Cursed, damned.

More definitions
  • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Forms

more cussed, most cussed
Comparativemore cussed Lesson
Superlativemost cussed Lesson

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
(dated)Cursed, damned:doneA2lostA2accursedfeyill-fatedcondemnedcursedstar-crosseddead meatdoomedfinishedundonesunksentenced
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcussedness

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cuspcusscustardcustodiancustodycustomA2

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