The Clue
Damned (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CURST
Tags
Notes
The answer CURST is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Subjected to a hex
Bad-tempered, in Shakespeare
Word in Shakespeare's epitaph
Definition
CURSE as a verb:
1. (curse, cuss, blaspheme, swear, imprecate) = utter obscenities or profanities; "The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street"
2. heap obscenities upon; "The taxi driver who felt he didn't get a high enough tip cursed the passenger"
3. (curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict) = wish harm upon; invoke evil upon; "The bad witch cursed the child"
4. (excommunicate, unchurch, curse) = exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
CURST as an adjective:
1. (cursed, curst) = deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier; "villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed"; "cursed with four daughter"; "not a cursed drop"; "his cursed stupidity"; "I'll be cursed if I can see your reasoning"