curst

curst
    adj 1: 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
           reasoning" [syn: {cursed}, {curst}] [ant: {blessed},
           {blest}]
    

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 these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L.
   crux cross. Cf. {Cross}.]
   1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury
      upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
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            Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people.
                                                  --Ex. xxii.
                                                  28.
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            Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak.
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   2. 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.
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            On impious realms and barbarous kings impose
            Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those.
                                                  --Pope.
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   {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.
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Curst \Curst\ (k?rst),
   imp. & p. p. of {Curse}.
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Curst \Curst\, a. [See{Curse}.]
   Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. [Obs.]
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         Though his mind
         Be ne'er so curst, his tonque is kind.   --Crashaw.
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