variants
or accurst
as in blasted
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
the video store is charging another accursed late fee
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Recent Examples of accursed
Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter.
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Keaton Patti, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2019
The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown.
—New York Times, 3 Sep. 2019
Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on Earth, goodwill to men!
—Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2017
Earlier this year the accursed Queen Elizabeth of England imposed Protestantism on her wretched subjects, who are now deprived of the consolation of the sacraments.
—Erik Spanberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2017
And the Republican establishment, which loathes him, eggs them on, hoping to be rid of their mad, accursed priest.
—John Kass, Twin Cities, 1 June 2017
Keaton Patti, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2019
The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown.
—New York Times, 3 Sep. 2019
Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on Earth, goodwill to men!
—Anchorage Daily News, 23 Dec. 2017
Earlier this year the accursed Queen Elizabeth of England imposed Protestantism on her wretched subjects, who are now deprived of the consolation of the sacraments.
—Erik Spanberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2017
And the Republican establishment, which loathes him, eggs them on, hoping to be rid of their mad, accursed priest.
—John Kass, Twin Cities, 1 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accursed
Adjective
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The cursed airplane from Qatar is not just a symbol of Trumpism but also its substance.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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No person has ever made it out of its cursed orbit in 600 years.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The damaged reactor cores continue to glow with infernal heat, so plant employees must keep spraying them with water to cool them and prevent another meltdown.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Feb. 2014
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With a wink and a knowing smile, Hermes (Sarah Taylor) guides the audience through a realm of stark contrasts, from the ominous storms of the world above to the infernal heat of Hadestown.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Our Sunday Hot Button Top 10 notes column brings you what’s on our minds, locally and nationally but from a Miami perspective and accentuating stuff that’s big, weird, damnable, funny or otherwise worth needling, as the sports week just past pivots to the week ahead.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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Drawing the line isn’t easy, and the damnable thing is that standards change from generation to generation.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Accursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accursed. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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