accursingly
accursingly adverb: in an accursing manner.
Adverb
accursingly (comparative more accursingly, superlative most accursingly)
- In an accursing manner.
- No drunkard shall ever accursingly say / That I ever thawrted^([sic]) his soul’s destiny, / For a moment I could not the thought endure / That my life’s habits made his life impure, / If all other actions of mine were so free, / That mainly they each would bear scrutiny, / Yet how could I ever such...1873 August 26, Pharpar [pseudonym], “Peccavi; or The Moderator’s Surrender”, in The Bacup Times, and Rossendale Advertiser, number 435, Bacup, Lancs., published 6 September 1873, Poetry section...
- They fled at once, and would have escaped undiscovered had not two pet ravens of the murdered Count followed and hovered over them, croaking most accursingly as far as Zurich, where the attention of the citizens was attracted to the unusual sight, and the villains were arrested and finally executed.1901 February, Jane Nearlein, “The Land of William Tell”, in Overland Monthly: An Illustrated Magazine of the West, volume XXXVII, number 2, San Francisco, Calif.: Frederick Marriott, pages 714–715
Examples of accursingly in a sentence
- Either that or the reflection stares accursingly and jolts the mind into arriving at a decision.1955 October 29, Tom Sims (King Features Syndicate, Inc.), “Good Morning”, in Sand Mountain Reporter, volume 1, number 62, Albertville...
- “How,” I asked accursingly, “have you managed to keep your figure?1965 October 21, Mary Carpenter, “Advertisement: I was so envious of her figure… then she told me how she discovered the Mrs. Magics at...
- “What,” he demanded accursingly, “do you have those out for?”1969 October 17, Joy Stilley, “Husband Is the One Who Is the Family Hoarder”, in F. P. Bohn, W[illia]m H. Plummer, editors, The Chillicothe...
- “I thought she knew about you,” she said accursingly to Valerie.1979, Dee Raymond, “A Love Affair: Part 2”, in Carol Beecroft, editor, Transvestia: For the Heterosexual Crossdresser, volume XVII, number...
Forms of accursingly
| comparative | more accursingly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most accursingly |
Origin of accursingly
From accursing + -ly.
Questions about accursingly
- What does accursingly mean?
- Accursingly means in an accursing manner.
- How do you use accursingly in a sentence?
- Either that or the reflection stares accursingly and jolts the mind into arriving at a decision.
- What part of speech is accursingly?
- Accursingly is an adverb.
Words near accursingly in the dictionary
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