cussed
- churlish adj.
- combative adj.
- cranky adj.
- damned adj.
- harsh adj.
- hateful adj.
- ill-natured adj.
- incompliant adj.
- infernal adj.
- malicious adj.
- peevish adj.
- sarcastic adj.
- satiric adj.
- scoffing adj.
- spiteful adj.
- stubborn adj.
- temperamental adj.
- unbendable adj.
- uncompliant adj.
- venomous adj.
- vicious adj.
Example Sentences
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“He never yelled at me. Never cussed at me. Never lost his temper with me or the kids,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
It was a performance that recalled the cussed stubbornness of great England teams past.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2023
Over her refusal to comply with the school’s mandate, Smith told the paper that people have "cussed her out" and that some of her best friends "won’t talk to me."
From Fox News ● Oct. 11, 2021
To thine own self be true—arguably a robust test for finding that cussed work-life balance and perhaps, for someone like McKenna, also the sweet spot between commerce and art.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2018
As I say, he’s a cussed proud chap now, and so he didn’t even so much as say “Yes, sir.”
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
