Curst

Curst
Curst Curst, a. [See{Curse}.] Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Though his mind Be ne'er so curst, his tonque is kind. --Crashaw. [1913 Webster]


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  • Curst — (k?rst), imp. & p. p. of {Curse}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curst — curst; ac·curst; …   English syllables

  • curst — archaic var. of CURSED. * * * adjective deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed cursed with four daughter not a cursed drop his cursed stupidity I ll be cursed if I can see your… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Curst — Curse Curse (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or {Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [AS. cursian, corsian, perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross, all… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curst — adjective see cursed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • curst — curstly, adv. curstness, n. /kerrst/, v. 1. a pt. and pp. of curse. adj. 2. cursed. * * * …   Universalium

  • curst — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective See cursed …   English dictionary for students

  • curst — kɜːst adj. cursed …   English contemporary dictionary

  • curst — adjective archaic spelling of cursed …   English new terms dictionary

  • curst — /kɜst/ (say kerst) verb 1. past tense and past participle of curse. –adjective 2. cursed …  

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