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cursedst

cursedst is the second-person singular simple past indicative of curse.

Meaning of curse

Verb

curse (third-person singular simple present curses, present participle cursing, simple past and past participle cursed or (archaic) curst)

  1. (transitive) To place a curse upon (a person or object).
    • And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying,
      Behold, there is a people come out of Egypt, which covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them out.
      And God said unto Balaam, Thou...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 22:10–12
    Antonyms:
    bless
  2. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.
    • Thou ſhalt not[…]curſe the ruler of thy people.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 22:28, column 1
    Antonyms:
    bless
  3. (transitive) To speak or shout a vulgar curse or epithet.
  4. (intransitive) To use offensive or morally inappropriate language.
    • Then beganne hee to curſe and to ſweare[…]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 26:74, column 2
    Synonyms:
    swear
  5. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to harass or torment.
    • On Impious Realms, and barb’rous Kings, impoſe / Thy Plagues, and curſe 'em with ſuch Sons as thoſe.1712 May, Statius, “The First Book of Statius his Thebais”, in [Alexander] Pope, transl., Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. […], London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, page 29
    Synonyms:
    afflict, shaft, wreak

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Questions about cursedst

What is cursedst the second-person singular simple past indicative of?
Cursedst is the second-person singular simple past indicative of curse.

Words near cursedst in the dictionary

  1. curseder
  2. cursedest
  3. cursedly
  4. cursedness
  5. cursednesses
  6. cursedst
  7. cursee
  8. cursees
  9. curseful
  10. cursefully
  11. Curselax

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