Curse, v. n. Utter curses.
Curse, n.
- 1. Malediction, anathema, execration, imprecation, fulmination, denunciation, ban.
- 2. Scourge, plague, torment, affliction, trouble, vexation, annoyance, bitter pill, thorn in the side.
- 3. Sentence, condemnation, condemning sentence, ban, penalty.
Cursed, a.
- 1. Accursed, blighted, banned, curseladen.
- 2. Detestable, hateful, abominable, execrable, villanous.
- 3. Scourging, plaguing, tormenting, annoying, troublesome, vexatious, confounded (colloq.), plaguy (colloq.).
Cursory, a. Hasty, slight, superficial, careless, desultory, transient, passing, brief.
Curt, a.
- 1. Short, brief, concise, terse, laconic.
- 2. Short and dry, crusty, snappish, short and rude, tart.
Curtail, v. a.
- 1. Shorten, abridge, retrench, lop, cut short.
- 2. Diminish, lessen, decrease.
Curtailment, n. Abbreviation, abridgment, contraction, shortening, reduction, retrenchment, cutting off or down.
Curvature, n.
- 1. Bending, bend, flexure, crook, curvity, curve, incurvation, arcuation.
- 2. Rate of curvature or inflection.
Curve, n. Bend. See curvature, 1.
Curve, v. a. and v. n. Bend, crook, inflect, turn, wind.