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accurst

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ac·curs·ed  (-kûrsd, -kûrst) also ac·curst (-kûrst)
adj.
1. Abominable; hateful: this accursed mud.
2. Being under a curse; doomed.
[Middle English acursed, past participle of acursen, to put a curse on : a-, intensive pref. (from Old English -) + Old English cursian, to curse (from curs, curse).]
ac·cursed·ly adv.
ac·cursed·ness n.
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Adj.1.accurstaccurst - under a curse                        
accursed, maledict
cursed, curst - 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"


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