Definition of Cussedness

1. Noun. Meanspirited disagreeable contrariness.

Exact synonyms: Orneriness
Generic synonyms: Contrariness, Perverseness, Perversity
Derivative terms: Cussed, Ornery

Definition of Cussedness

1. n. Disposition to willful wrongdoing; malignity; perversity; cantankerousness; obstinacy.

Definition of Cussedness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being cussed. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cussedness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cussedness

cuspis anterior valvae atrioventricularis dextrae/sinistrae
cuspis coronae
cuspis dentis
cuspis posterior valvae atrioventricularis dextrae/sinistrae
cuspis septalis valvae atrioventricularis dextrae
cuspless
cuspless tooth
cusplike
cusps
cuspy
cuss
cuss word
cuss words
cussed
cussedly
cussedness (current term)
cussednesses
cusser
cussers
cusses
cussin'
cussing
cusso
cussos
cussword
cusswords
cust
custard
custard-apple family
custard apple

Literary usage of Cussedness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Looters of the Public Domain by Stephen A. Douglas Puter, Horace Stevens (1907)
"... figures as a bold financier, but is prevented from doing business on account of the general cussedness of inanimate things— Inspector Greene, ..."

2. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"... cussedness again.—. The Slowest Sailing-Craft on Record. Oiq February 15th, I embarked with my outfit and a ..."

3. The Household of Peter: A Novel by Rosa Nouchette Carey (1905)
"... XXIX "THIS IS PURE cussedness" I have ever remarked that when others called thee girlish and wilful, there lay under that external semblance of youthful ..."

4. Sport and Politics Under an Eastern Sky by Lawrence John Lumley Dundas Zetland (1902)
"... parent—cussedness of the wind—A long chase ending in failure — On the fascination of the desert — Difficulty of judging distance—The ..."

5. Darkness and Daylight: Or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life by Helen Campbell (1896)
"... Seamen's Homes — Life at the Sailors' Snug Harbor—A Sailor-Clergyman — Fried Fish for Eight Hundred — The Cripples' Room—"A Case of Pure cussedness"- ..."

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