- cussedness
- noun see cussed
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cussedness
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Cussedness — Cuss ed*ness (c[u^]s [e^]d*n[e^]s), n. [Cussed (for cursed) + ness.] Disposition to willful wrongdoing; malignity; perversity; cantankerousness; obstinacy. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] In her opinion it was all pure cussedness … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cussedness — cussed ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ awkward; annoying. DERIVATIVES cussedly adverb cussedness noun … English terms dictionary
cussedness — See cussedly. * * * … Universalium
cussedness — noun The state or quality of being cussed … Wiktionary
cussedness — Synonyms and related words: bearishness, bitchiness, cantankerousness, churlishness, contrariness, crabbedness, crankiness, crossness, crustiness, devilment, devilry, deviltry, difficultness, disagreeability, dourness, evil intent, excitability,… … Moby Thesaurus
cussedness — cuss·ed·ness … English syllables
cussedness — noun meanspirited disagreeable contrariness • Syn: ↑orneriness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ornery (for: ↑orneriness), ↑cussed • Hypernyms: ↑contrariness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Obstinacy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Obstinacy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 obstinateness obstinateness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy tenacity Sgm: N 1 cussedness cussedness =>(U.S.) Sgm: N 1 perseverance perseverance &c. 604a … English dictionary for students
orneriness — noun meanspirited disagreeable contrariness • Syn: ↑cussedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ornery, ↑cussed (for: ↑cussedness) • Hypernyms: ↑contrariness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cussed — adjective Date: 1834 1. cursed 2. obstinate, cantankerous • cussedly adverb • cussedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
