curst

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)st

Adjective

curst (comparative curster, superlative curstest)

  1. Archaic spelling of cursed.
    • 2011, Sabrina Jeffries, How to Woo a Reluctant Lady‎ (fiction), Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 350:
      “Stay back!" She swung the sword at him, praying she could actually use the curst thing.

Verb

curst

  1. Archaic spelling of cursed: simple past and past participle of curse
    • 1855, Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came, section XVII:
      [...] what hangman hands / Pin to his breast a parchment? His own bands / Read it. Poor traitor, spit upon and curst!
    • 2009 April 18, Lavannah, “Big, Broad, Flexible Religion (comment)”, in The Gods Are Bored‎, retrieved 2013-05-13:
      But alas, we are at the far north end of NJ-and our younger daughter has the thrice curst SATs on Saturday.

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