curled
/ˈkɝld/
adjective
Familiar
1.adj.(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
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curled and cursed differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. curled means “(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl”. cursed means “deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier”. cursed is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkɝld/
1.adj.(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
/ˈkɝst/
1.adj.deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
“villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed”
2.adj.in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
“poor damned souls”
| curled | cursed | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɝld/ | /ˈkɝst/ |
| Said | kurld | kurst |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 1 | 2 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | curling | curst |
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