"curseful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more curseful [comparative], most curseful [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English cursful, equivalent to curse + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cursful}} Middle English cursful, {{suffix|en|curse|ful|pos=adjective}} curse + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} curseful (comparative more curseful, superlative most curseful)
  1. (archaic) horrendous, horrific Tags: archaic
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