cursed

Definition

Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.

Etymology

From Middle English cursed, cursd, curst, corsed, curset, cursyd, equivalent to curse + -ed.

Example Sentences

• "Leonato By my troth neece thou wilt neuer get thee a huſband, if thou be ſo ſhrewd of thy tongue. / brother Infaith ſhees too curſt. / Beatrice Too curſt is more then curſt, I ſhall leſſen Gods ſending that way, for it is ſaide, God ſends a curſt cow ſhort hornes, but to a cow too curſt, he ſends none."
• "That cursed bird keeps stealing my milk!"
• "“Cursed images, to me, leave you with a general uneasy feeling,” the account’s [@cursedimages] anonymous author told Gizmodo. “There could be certain qualities, like someone looking directly at the camera or an orb floating in the background.”"

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