"cussedness" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-cussedness.wav [US] Forms: cussednesses [plural]
Etymology: cussed + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cussed|ness}} cussed + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} cussedness (usually uncountable, plural cussednesses)
  1. (dated) The state or quality of being cussed. Tags: dated, uncountable, usually Synonyms: cantankerousness, nastiness, obstinacy, orneriness, perversity
    Sense id: en-cussedness-en-noun-BG8eeRyz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

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