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Examples of accursed in a Sentence
the video store is charging another accursed late fee
Recent Examples of accursed from the Web
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And the Republican establishment, which loathes him, eggs them on, hoping to be rid of their mad, accursed priest.
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The other accursed soul belongs to Captain Salazar, a Beetlejuice-like wraith trapped in something called the Devil's Triangle.
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Origin and Etymology of accursed
Middle English acursed, from past participle of acursen to consign to destruction with a curse, from a- (from Old English ā, perfective prefix) + cursen to curse — more at abide
ACCURSED Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of accursed for English Language Learners
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: having very bad luck : placed under a curse
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: very bad : greatly or strongly disliked
ACCURSED Defined for Kids
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\-ˈkərst\Definition of accursed for Students
1 : being under a curse
2 : greatly or strongly disliked this accursed place
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