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Definition of cussed in English: cussedadjective ˈkʌsɪdˈkəsəd informal Awkward; annoying. why do you have to be so cussed? Example sentencesExamples - Now I'll admit to being one of those cussed types that supports the underdog, especially if the underdog refuses to tune the guitar properly, but sometimes you have to shut up, listen and watch your prejudices burn away.
- Charged with cussed journalistic zeal, we demanded more: and made for the MSPs gents' toilets.
- Granted, these days it needs a particularly determined and cussed individual to not carry anything that could be used to at least take a stab at identifying them.
- For someone who never really was a great talent, it is a tribute to his cussed nature and strong will that he played 96 tests.
- Sometimes they do it just to keep us on our toes, but most of the time it's innocent, based on the cussed randomness of nature and the fact we're trying to measure within a system having at least six independent variables.
- He tackles like he really means it, hits rucks like he really means it and gets his body in the most cussed of positions.
- Really, it seems downright cussed of Paramount not to include a single goody.
- From time to time, those cussed folks break the mold of the old politics.
- This was typical of them - cussed, contrary fools to the end.
- With Howard due to attend APEC in Beijing next week and play the international statesman, Beazley's cussed luck continues.
- Eventually, the Mail succumbed, a victim of increased competition, incompetent, unsympathetic executives, in - house spies and its cussed refusal to play the government game.
- A nascent neo - nationalism is emerging but so too is a cussed independence.
- That cussed attitude was latent in the club but we've managed to get it back.
- Jed certainly reacted well, though, putting together a few nice phases while continuing to be their usual cussed selves in defence.
- Much as they are needed, even desperately needed, the cussed nature of populist politics may throw a spanner in the works.
- While his team has shown the cussed qualities needed to survive in football at this level, it has been this fellow here who has caught the eye with his quick thinking and ability to turn and lose his marker in one movement.
- It is all because of the cussed randomness of organic chemistry and the whole firearm system.
- The world of sport is a breeding ground for clichés and for long Waugh has been seen as a cussed old fiend, fighting till the very end.
- The cussed and cursed club may or, more likely now, may not move from Elland Road.
- It's typical of Geldof's cussed character that he chafes at becoming a saint rather than a famous songwriter.
Synonyms annoying, infuriating, exasperating, maddening, trying, tiresome, vexing, vexatious, irksome, galling, troublesome, bothersome, provoking, displeasing
Derivatives adverb informal Even the most cussedly autonomous ombudsmen can't help reflecting and defending the values of their colleagues. Example sentencesExamples - Behind a nondescript door, in one of those faceless modern buildings so common to downtown Washington, works a cussedly independent and most extraordinary man.
- Nevertheless, the notion that what he's accomplished constitutes a body of work - perhaps the most intellectually audacious and cussedly idiosyncratic of any contemporary American filmmaker - strikes Morris as an odd one.
- Save for one disastrous half against England, they have been ruggedly and cussedly competitive against all-comers.
- And you look like a galumphing big baby in that fluffy baby suit, he thought cussedly to himself.
- With a bigger squad than ever before and less games in a shorter time, this was always going to be a difficult tour, yet Lenihan's organisation was cussedly obtuse, and the Irishman was the dominant figure behind the scenes.
noun ˈkʌsɪdnəsˈkəsədnəs informal He's 72 now, and there's a certain cussedness to his bone-dry directorial style that suggests it's a job he should now do less. Example sentencesExamples - His years as a player have been characterised by the cussedness of never knowing when to yield.
- It's basically a bet on human cussedness, the belief that history shows that humans can turn any apparent eventuality on its head, if we work at it hard enough.
- His plight is also about entrenched bureaucratic cussedness, bad laws and anti-citizen legal procedures and practices.
- Life isn't all about black and white or right or wrong, and if we can't tolerate some degree of weakness or even cussedness, then, like the puritans of New England, we've lost a vital part of our humanity.
- It can be viewed as yet another manifestation of the awkwardness, or cussedness, of organisms.
- His attributes are impressive: natural, aggressive running ability, a break-neck pace and a cussedness, guarding his territory like a dog with a bone.
- Mercifully, amid this sea of grey conformity, there are a few non-apparatchiks with the savvy and cussedness to highlight awkward issues without bothering to worry about being caned by that tyrant.
- However, had we, like the Highlanders in aftermath of the 1745 rebellion, been told we were not allowed to wear the kilt, we might well have gone ahead and done so out of sheer cussedness.
- Sometimes, out of sheer cussedness, I say ‘Is this seat free?’
- Artistically, though, he deserves a volume to himself, albeit one with tales of cussedness and strife strewn among the creative triumphs.
- I'm driven more by cussedness and outrage at injustice than I am by any ideology.
- If you have that extra cussedness - call it professionalism if you like - then you can turn bad days into good ones.
- A natural tenacity and cussedness led her to espouse many causes which today are taken for granted - women's rights and contraception, for example - but which were then considered slightly odd.
- When the film was finally screened last week, it quickly became clear that his jumpy demands and general cussedness have paid off.
- Amidst this unnerving display of journalistic cussedness, some Gujarati newspapers tried hard to sustain professional standards.
- As he grew older, this cussedness became more pronounced, until his hatred of benighted autocratic states led him in the eyes of many to betray his left-wing views altogether.
- Such cussedness is rarely endearing to those whose job it is to make the government machine run smoothly.
- Not until he turns to walk back to the house does he reveal the mixture of cussedness and sheer obstinacy that makes him try to climb the highest peaks in the racing landscape.
- At other times, I reproach myself for pure cussedness.
Origin Mid 19th century (originally US): variant of cursed. Definition of cussed in US English: cussedadjectiveˈkəsədˈkəsəd informal Stubborn; annoying. why do you have to be so cussed? Example sentencesExamples - A nascent neo - nationalism is emerging but so too is a cussed independence.
- That cussed attitude was latent in the club but we've managed to get it back.
- The cussed and cursed club may or, more likely now, may not move from Elland Road.
- Much as they are needed, even desperately needed, the cussed nature of populist politics may throw a spanner in the works.
- Really, it seems downright cussed of Paramount not to include a single goody.
- Charged with cussed journalistic zeal, we demanded more: and made for the MSPs gents' toilets.
- Sometimes they do it just to keep us on our toes, but most of the time it's innocent, based on the cussed randomness of nature and the fact we're trying to measure within a system having at least six independent variables.
- With Howard due to attend APEC in Beijing next week and play the international statesman, Beazley's cussed luck continues.
- The world of sport is a breeding ground for clichés and for long Waugh has been seen as a cussed old fiend, fighting till the very end.
- This was typical of them - cussed, contrary fools to the end.
- Now I'll admit to being one of those cussed types that supports the underdog, especially if the underdog refuses to tune the guitar properly, but sometimes you have to shut up, listen and watch your prejudices burn away.
- It is all because of the cussed randomness of organic chemistry and the whole firearm system.
- Eventually, the Mail succumbed, a victim of increased competition, incompetent, unsympathetic executives, in - house spies and its cussed refusal to play the government game.
- From time to time, those cussed folks break the mold of the old politics.
- It's typical of Geldof's cussed character that he chafes at becoming a saint rather than a famous songwriter.
- Jed certainly reacted well, though, putting together a few nice phases while continuing to be their usual cussed selves in defence.
- Granted, these days it needs a particularly determined and cussed individual to not carry anything that could be used to at least take a stab at identifying them.
- While his team has shown the cussed qualities needed to survive in football at this level, it has been this fellow here who has caught the eye with his quick thinking and ability to turn and lose his marker in one movement.
- For someone who never really was a great talent, it is a tribute to his cussed nature and strong will that he played 96 tests.
- He tackles like he really means it, hits rucks like he really means it and gets his body in the most cussed of positions.
Synonyms annoying, infuriating, exasperating, maddening, trying, tiresome, vexing, vexatious, irksome, galling, troublesome, bothersome, provoking, displeasing
Origin Mid 19th century (originally US): variant of cursed. |