Curst

Word CURST
Character 5
Hyphenation curst
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Curst"

What do we mean by curst?

Shrewish; waspish; vixenish; ill-tempered: applied to women.

Ill-tempered; crabbed; cantankerous; peevish; snarling: applied to men.

Vicious; fierce; dangerous.

Detestable; execrable: used as an expletive.

Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. adjective

Imp. & p. p. of curse.

Archaic spelling of cursed. adjective

Archaic spelling of cursed.; Simple past tense and past participle of curse. verb

Deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier adjective

To place a curse upon (a person or object).

To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.

To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.

To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.

To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Curst

The word "curst" in example sentences

I do not think any of my people ever looked at their calling in this fashion, but Macready was a very honest man, and that and his "curst" temper (Shakespeare, you know) give me great sympathy for him. ❋ Unknown (1891)

Thus, a strange kind of curst necessity Brings down the sterling temper of his soul. ❋ Unknown (1812)

She swung the sword at him, praying she could actually use the curst thing. ❋ Deborah Gonzales (2011)

Her curst husband actually had the nerve to laugh. ❋ Deborah Gonzales (2011)

But alas, we are at the far north end of NJ-and our younger daughter has the thrice curst SATs on Saturday. ❋ Anne Johnson (2009)

I made the pie last weekend and nearly had a pie curst malfunction. ❋ Barbara (2008)

Ah, woe for him! whose fortune was e'er so curst as his? ❋ Unknown (2008)

At this said the man, who was an-angered, “Thou art none other than a curst child.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

Without the will of heaven none is blest, none curst, I do maintain; nor doth the same house for ever tread the path of bliss; for one kind of fortune follows hard upon another; one man it brings to naught from his high estate, another though of no account it crowns with happiness. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So the broker took her and carried her away from before him and fared, saying, “By Allah, all my life long, since I have plied this profession never set I eyes on the like of thee for unmannerliness nor aught more curst to me than thy star, for thou hast cut off my livelihood this day and I have gained no profit by thee save cuffs on the neck-nape and catching by the collar!” ❋ Unknown (2006)

As for me, I wept because I had somewhat in my eye, and my tears brought it out; and now I have eaten rice with butter and sugar and am content; so which is the curst of us twain? ❋ Unknown (2006)

How curst the sight of Troy to thee! how sad the blow that closed thy life! ❋ Unknown (2008)

O SUN-GOD, who cleavest thy way along the starry sky, mounted on golden-studded car, rolling on thy path of flame behind fleet coursers, how curst the beam thou didst shed on Thebes, the day that ❋ Unknown (2008)

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