cussed

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   chiefly US, informal or dialectal: annoying, ill-tempered, or stubbornly difficult

   The cussed mule planted its feet and refused to move.

2. 2
   adj

   dated euphemistic: cursed or damned

   That cussed fever kept him in bed for a week.

The adjective is the past participle of cuss, a euphemistic alteration of curse. In its lexical adjective use it is commonly pronounced with two syllables and developed the senses 'damned,' 'annoying,' and 'obstinate.'

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