What does cussedness mean?
Cussedness means (dated) The state or quality of being cussed..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(dated) The state or quality of being cussed..
Well, if ever a man was born bad in his temper, 'twas Captain Bligh. . . . They made an Admiral of him in the end, but they never cured his cussedness.
Full of vinegar and all-round cussedness, but without malice. Just as soon kill you as not, but in a playful sort of way, you understand, without meaning to at all.
He made camp there that night, pitching his little tent in the trail for pure cussedness, and defying aloud a traveling world to make him move until he got good and ready.
Use cussedness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cussedness means (dated) The state or quality of being cussed..
Common synonyms include cantankerousness, nastiness, obstinacy, orneriness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Well, if ever a man was born bad in his temper, 'twas Captain Bligh. . . . They made an Admiral of him in the end, but they never cured his cussedness.
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