cursed
/ˈkɝst/
adjective
Common
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”
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cursed and curved differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. cursed means “deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier”. curved means “having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend”. cursed is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/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”
/ˈkɝvd/
1.adj.having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
“the curved tusks of a walrus”
| cursed | curved | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɝst/ | /ˈkɝvd/ |
| Said | kurst | kurvd |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 6 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | adjective | adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 1 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | curst | curving |
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