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cursed

adjective [before noun] (SHOWING ANGER)
 
 
/kɜːst/ /ˈkɜː.sɪd/ US  /ˈkɝːst/ old-fashioned

Definition

used to describe something that is annoying to you in an angry way: It's a cursed nuisance, having to work late every evening! → See also accursedAnnoying
(Definition of cursed adjective (SHOWING ANGER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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