cussedadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌsᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈkəsəd/

Forms: 1700s– cussed, 1800s cussid.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: cursed adj.

Etymology: Representing a pronunciation (chiefly regional and colloquial) of cursed adj. (reflecting assimilatory loss of /r/); in later use showing some degree of semantic specialization (compare e.g. later currency of sense B. 3 beside cursed adj. 4a). Compare cuss v.With later use with disyllabic pronunciation compare similar pronunciation of blessed adj. (compare blessed adj. 5).

colloquial.

A. adv. Chiefly U.S.

Used as an intensifier, modifying an adjective or adverb: absolutely, completely, utterly. Frequently expressing frustration, anger, dislike, etc. Cf. cursed adj. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > utterly

allOE

outlyOE

thwert-outc1175

skerea1225

thoroughc1225

downrightc1275

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faira1325

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allutterly1389

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flatly1577

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plumb1588

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subtly1733

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regularly1789

unqualifiedly1789

irredeemably1790

positively1800

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heart1812

proper1816

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bang1828

smack1828

pluperfectly1831

unmitigatedly1832

bodaciously1833

unredeemedly1835

out of sight1839

bodacious1845

regular1846

thoroughly1846

ingrainedly1869

muckinga1880

fucking1893

motherless1898

self1907

stone1928

sideways1956

terminally1974

1779 S. J. Pratt Tutor of Truth II. lxiv. 54 I am so cuss'd covered about the gills..my cheeks are too solidum firmus, if a man chose to be learned.

1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. x. 144 It's mostly them thick-skulled, wrong-headed, cussed stupid fools the British that do that are.

1847 J. R. Lowell in Boston Courier 18 Aug. 1/6 The follerin' Billet was writ hum by a Yung, feller [sic] of our town that wuz cussed fool enuff to goe atrottin'..arter a Drum and fife.

1925 S. Lewis Arrowsmith xxii. 239 You know cussed well I'd do anything to avoid —.

1982 W. L. Heat Moon Blue Highways iv. iii. 139 Gotten old watching that tree grow. It's so cussed fixed on making its way, I've thought about pulling the shop down to give it room.

2009 T. Edwards Blue Jesus vii. 85 It's so cussed hot.

B. adj.

1. Chiefly U.S. Used as an intensifier: confounded, damned. Cf. cursed adj. 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [adjective] > as everyday imprecation

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unholy1842

verdomde1850

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ghastly1860

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blankety1872

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bastard1877

God-awful1877

dashed1881

sodding1881

bally1885

ungodly1887

blazing1888

dee1889

motherfucking1890

blistering1900

plurry1900

Christly1910

blinking1914

blethering1915

blighted1915

blighting1916

soddish1922

somethinged1922

effing1929

Jesus1929

dagnab1934

bastarding1944

Christless1947

mother-loving1948

mothering1951

pussyclaat1957

mother-grabbing1959

pigging1970

1837 R. M. Bird Nick of Woods II. x. 130 There's not a cussed warrior of them all that does n't [sic] go to his bed at night in fear.

1841 Knickerbocker Feb. 154 I had a twelve-pounder out of the water, when my cussed line broke.

1920 C. E. Mulford Johnny Nelson xvii. 186 No cussed man can spy on me without riskin' a comeback.

1939 S. Vestal Old Santa Fe Trail 5 He proposed to build—with their backing—a fleet of large prairie clippers to carry cargo to the cussed Spaniards.

1996 Sainsbury's Mag. Jan. 112/1 They can be a cussed nuisance to prepare, these artichokes.

2006 B. H. Dorrity Scratch at Helm viii. 77 No way! The cussed thing is welded to the earth.

2. Worthy of being cursed; detestable, hateful; unpleasant, horrible. Cf. cursed adj. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > hatred > object of detestation (person or thing) > [adjective]

loatha700

eileOE

andsetec1000

wlatfulc1230

aloathedc1275

wlatsomea1300

unhonest13..

wlata1325

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reluctant1663

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abnoxious1682

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invidious1710

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repellant1780

sickening1789

toadish1822

carrion1826

ugging1839

cussed1853

repugnant1879

jerky1944

vomitous1952

barfy1957

1853 Liberty Bell 33 It's a cussèd place, that ole Virginny, and there I was worked to the death.

1864 A. Trollope Can you forgive Her? I. xvii. 133 It's the cussidest place in all creation.

1882 J. A. Lees & W. J. Clutterbuck Three in Norway x. 77 It was a thoroughly cussēd morning.

1930 R. W. Service Coll. Verse 20 It's the cussedest land that I know, From the big, dizzy mountains that screen it, To the deep, deathlike valleys below.

3. Obstinate or stubborn, esp. to the point of causing annoyance or frustration; cantankerous, contrary. Cf. cursed adj. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adjective]

stour1303

thwarta1325

elvishc1386

wrawc1386

wrawfulc1386

crabbeda1400

crousea1400

cursedc1400

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dour1488

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crustyc1570

incommodious1570

bilious1571

mischievous-stomached1577

thrawn-faced1578

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wearisha1586

shrewish1596

rhubarbative1600

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cankerya1699

ramgunshoch1721

cantankerousc1736

frumpy1746

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grumpish1797

thraw-gabbit18..

snarlish1813

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stuntya1825

ill-natured1825

nattery1825

rantankerous1832

foul-tempered1835

cacochymical1836

as cross as two sticks1842

grumphy1846

knappy1855

carnaptious1858

cussed1858

three-cornered1863

snotty1870

sniffy1871

snorty1893

grouchy1895

scratchy1925

tight1950

stroppy1951

snitty1978

arsey1989

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > perverse

wharfedc1175

thwart-over?c1225

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wronghead1737

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witherly1790

top-thrawn1808

contrary1850

cussed1858

three-cornered1863

thwarteous1890

bloody-minded1935

1858 S. P. Avery Harp of Thousand Strings 25 There's nary hoss ever folded durned fool enough to leap over sich a place; a cussed mule might have dun it, but dad warnt acting mule.

1878 J. P. Wheeldon Angling Resorts near London 8 An old donkey, one of the most artful and ‘cussed’ of his race, is nearly always ‘on the prowl’ up and down the towing path.

1921 E. M. Dell Obstacle Race ii. vi. 141 ‘I admire his enterprise,’ said Juliet. He nodded. ‘So do I. He's cussed as a mule, but he's a goer.’

1950 H. K. Smith State of Europe x. 185 Now an intensely peaceable and neutral people, they were once the orneriest, cussedest, fiercest, most aggressive people in Europe.

1952 Antioch Rev. June 168 Sheer unheroic cussed resistance to totalitarian efforts to make a new man of him.

1990 C. Holland Bear Flag (1992) xxxix. 299 That bunch is just cussed enough to want to stand by themselves.

2001 S. Brett Death on Downs v. 35 A reflection of me—a bloody-minded, cussed ex-stand-up comic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	cussed
释义	cussedadv.adj. Brit. /ˈkʌsᵻd/, U.S. /ˈkəsəd/ Forms: 1700s– cussed, 1800s cussid. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: cursed adj. Etymology: Representing a pronunciation (chiefly regional and colloquial) of cursed adj. (reflecting assimilatory loss of /r/); in later use showing some degree of semantic specialization (compare e.g. later currency of sense B. 3 beside cursed adj. 4a). Compare cuss v.With later use with disyllabic pronunciation compare similar pronunciation of blessed adj. (compare blessed adj. 5). colloquial. A. adv. Chiefly U.S. Used as an intensifier, modifying an adjective or adverb: absolutely, completely, utterly. Frequently expressing frustration, anger, dislike, etc. Cf. cursed adj. 3b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > utterly allOE allOE outlyOE thwert-outc1175 skerea1225 thoroughc1225 downrightc1275 purec1300 purelyc1300 faira1325 finelyc1330 quitec1330 quitelyc1330 utterlyc1374 outerlya1382 plainlya1382 straighta1387 allutterly1389 starkc1390 oultrelya1393 plata1393 barec1400 outrightc1400 incomparablyc1422 absolutely?a1425 simpliciter?a1425 staringa1425 quitementa1450 properlyc1450 directly1455 merec1475 incomparable1482 preciselyc1503 clean?1515 cleara1522 plain1535 merely1546 stark1553 perfectly1555 right-down1566 simply1574 flat1577 flatly1577 skire1581 plumb1588 dead?1589 rankly1590 stark1593 sheera1600 start1599 handsmooth1600 peremptory1601 sheerly1601 rank1602 utter1619 point-blank1624 proofa1625 peremptorily1626 downrightly1632 right-down1646 solid1651 clever1664 just1668 hollow1671 entirely1673 blank1677 even down1677 cleverly1696 uncomparatively1702 subtly1733 point1762 cussed1779 regularly1789 unqualifiedly1789 irredeemably1790 positively1800 cussedly1802 heart1812 proper1816 slick1818 blankly1822 bang1828 smack1828 pluperfectly1831 unmitigatedly1832 bodaciously1833 unredeemedly1835 out of sight1839 bodacious1845 regular1846 thoroughly1846 ingrainedly1869 muckinga1880 fucking1893 motherless1898 self1907 stone1928 sideways1956 terminally1974 1779 S. J. Pratt Tutor of Truth II. lxiv. 54 I am so cuss'd covered about the gills..my cheeks are too solidum firmus, if a man chose to be learned. 1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. x. 144 It's mostly them thick-skulled, wrong-headed, cussed stupid fools the British that do that are. 1847 J. R. Lowell in Boston Courier 18 Aug. 1/6 The follerin' Billet was writ hum by a Yung, feller [sic] of our town that wuz cussed fool enuff to goe atrottin'..arter a Drum and fife. 1925 S. Lewis Arrowsmith xxii. 239 You know cussed well I'd do anything to avoid —. 1982 W. L. Heat Moon Blue Highways iv. iii. 139 Gotten old watching that tree grow. It's so cussed fixed on making its way, I've thought about pulling the shop down to give it room. 2009 T. Edwards Blue Jesus vii. 85 It's so cussed hot. B. adj. 1. Chiefly U.S. Used as an intensifier: confounded, damned. Cf. cursed adj. 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [adjective] > as everyday imprecation stinking?c1225 misbegetc1325 banned1340 cursefula1382 wariablea1382 cursedc1386 biccheda1400 maledighta1400 vilea1400 accursedc1400 whoresona1450 remauldit?1473 execrable1490 infamous1490 unbicheda1500 jolly1534 bloodyc1540 mangy?1548 pagan1550 damned1563 misbegotten1571 putid1580 desperate1581 excremental1591 inexecrable?1594 sacred1594 putrid1628 sad1664 blasted1682 plagued1728 damnation1757 infernal1764 damn1775 pesky1775 deuced1782 shocking1798 blessed1806 darned1815 dinged1821 anointed1823 goldarn1830 darn1835 cussed1837 blamed1840 unholy1842 verdomde1850 bleeding1858 ghastly1860 goddam1861 blankety1872 blame1876 bastard1877 God-awful1877 dashed1881 sodding1881 bally1885 ungodly1887 blazing1888 dee1889 motherfucking1890 blistering1900 plurry1900 Christly1910 blinking1914 blethering1915 blighted1915 blighting1916 soddish1922 somethinged1922 effing1929 Jesus1929 dagnab1934 bastarding1944 Christless1947 mother-loving1948 mothering1951 pussyclaat1957 mother-grabbing1959 pigging1970 1837 R. M. Bird Nick of Woods II. x. 130 There's not a cussed warrior of them all that does n't [sic] go to his bed at night in fear. 1841 Knickerbocker Feb. 154 I had a twelve-pounder out of the water, when my cussed line broke. 1920 C. E. Mulford Johnny Nelson xvii. 186 No cussed man can spy on me without riskin' a comeback. 1939 S. Vestal Old Santa Fe Trail 5 He proposed to build—with their backing—a fleet of large prairie clippers to carry cargo to the cussed Spaniards. 1996 Sainsbury's Mag. Jan. 112/1 They can be a cussed nuisance to prepare, these artichokes. 2006 B. H. Dorrity Scratch at Helm viii. 77 No way! The cussed thing is welded to the earth. 2. Worthy of being cursed; detestable, hateful; unpleasant, horrible. Cf. cursed adj. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > object of detestation (person or thing) > [adjective] loatha700 eileOE andsetec1000 wlatfulc1230 aloathedc1275 wlatsomea1300 unhonest13.. wlata1325 hideousc1330 abominable1340 hatefula1382 hatesomea1382 abominablec1384 odiousa1387 fulsomec1390 accursedc1400 hatousc1400 rankc1400 hateablec1425 odiblec1425 ugsomec1425 wretchedc1430 loathsomec1440 loathfula1450 noisomea1450 abhominal1477 detestable1477 loathy1481 loathing?a1513 oppugnanta1513 irksome1513 hateworthy1548 abhorful1565 ugged1570 detestine1575 ulcerous1577 opposite1578 scandalous1592 offensive1594 obscene1597 ulcered1602 dirtya1616 abhorrent1628 toady1628 envious1630 repugnant1633 nauseating1645 nauseous1646 obnoxious1646 detestful1654 reluctant1663 horrid1666 abnoxious1682 devilish1692 invidious1710 repellent1776 repellant1780 sickening1789 toadish1822 carrion1826 ugging1839 cussed1853 repugnant1879 jerky1944 vomitous1952 barfy1957 1853 Liberty Bell 33 It's a cussèd place, that ole Virginny, and there I was worked to the death. 1864 A. Trollope Can you forgive Her? I. xvii. 133 It's the cussidest place in all creation. 1882 J. A. Lees & W. J. Clutterbuck Three in Norway x. 77 It was a thoroughly cussēd morning. 1930 R. W. Service Coll. Verse 20 It's the cussedest land that I know, From the big, dizzy mountains that screen it, To the deep, deathlike valleys below. 3. Obstinate or stubborn, esp. to the point of causing annoyance or frustration; cantankerous, contrary. Cf. cursed adj. 4a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill-naturedness > [adjective] stour1303 thwarta1325 elvishc1386 wrawc1386 wrawfulc1386 crabbeda1400 crousea1400 cursedc1400 doggeda1425 currishc1460 disagreeable1474 dour1488 thrawn1488 terne?1507 apirsmarta1522 crustyc1570 incommodious1570 bilious1571 mischievous-stomached1577 thrawn-faced1578 thrawn-mowit1578 wearisha1586 shrewish1596 rhubarbative1600 crabbish1606 ill-tempereda1616 cur-like1627 thrawn-faceda1628 terned1638 cross1639 splenial1641 frumpish1647 wry1649 bad-tempered1671 hot-tempered1673 sidy1673 ugly1687 ornery1692 cankerya1699 ramgunshoch1721 cantankerousc1736 frumpy1746 unhappy1756 grumpy1778 crabby1791 grumpish1797 thraw-gabbit18.. snarlish1813 cranky1821 stuntya1825 ill-natured1825 nattery1825 rantankerous1832 foul-tempered1835 cacochymical1836 as cross as two sticks1842 grumphy1846 knappy1855 carnaptious1858 cussed1858 three-cornered1863 snotty1870 sniffy1871 snorty1893 grouchy1895 scratchy1925 tight1950 stroppy1951 snitty1978 arsey1989 the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > perverse wharfedc1175 thwart-over?c1225 fromwardc1275 thwarta1325 wilgernc1325 contrariousa1340 froward1340 rebours1340 awaywarda1375 overthwartc1384 protervec1384 waywardc1384 arsewardc1386 wrawc1386 wrawfulc1386 crabbeda1400 ungraitha1400 wraweda1400 awklyc1400 perversec1425 awkc1440 perversiosec1475 crooked1508 wrayward1516 awkward1530 difficilec1533 peevish1539 protervous1547 overthwarting1552 untowardly1561 difficult1589 cross1594 cama1600 frowish1601 awkwardish1613 haggardly1635 pigheadeda1637 cross-grained1647 wry1649 crossfulc1680 thwarting1718 kim-kama1734 wronghead1737 piggish1742 witherly1790 top-thrawn1808 contrary1850 cussed1858 three-cornered1863 thwarteous1890 bloody-minded1935 1858 S. P. Avery Harp of Thousand Strings 25 There's nary hoss ever folded durned fool enough to leap over sich a place; a cussed mule might have dun it, but dad warnt acting mule. 1878 J. P. Wheeldon Angling Resorts near London 8 An old donkey, one of the most artful and ‘cussed’ of his race, is nearly always ‘on the prowl’ up and down the towing path. 1921 E. M. Dell Obstacle Race ii. vi. 141 ‘I admire his enterprise,’ said Juliet. He nodded. ‘So do I. He's cussed as a mule, but he's a goer.’ 1950 H. K. Smith State of Europe x. 185 Now an intensely peaceable and neutral people, they were once the orneriest, cussedest, fiercest, most aggressive people in Europe. 1952 Antioch Rev. June 168 Sheer unheroic cussed resistance to totalitarian efforts to make a new man of him. 1990 C. Holland Bear Flag (1992) xxxix. 299 That bunch is just cussed enough to want to stand by themselves. 2001 S. Brett Death on Downs v. 35 A reflection of me—a bloody-minded, cussed ex-stand-up comic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.adj.1779
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