Standard Lemma guide

cussed

adj · adv · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ʌst
  • kŭs'ĭd
  • /ˈkʌsɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-England: /kʊsɪd/
  • kŭst
  • /kʌst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Northern-England: /kʊst/
  • homophone: cust
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Ill-tempered, nasty, obstinate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Cursed, damned.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accursed, fey, ill-fated, condemned, cursed, sunk, cussed, damned, dead meat, doomed, done, finished, lost, sentenced, undone

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

Very, cussedly, accursedly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, informal, not-comparable

Qualifier: degree

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of cuss

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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