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Definition of Cussedness
1. Noun. Meanspirited disagreeable contrariness.
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
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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