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cussedness noun[ U ] old-fashioneduk /ˈkʌs.ɪd.nəs/ us /ˈkʌs.ɪd.nəs/ the quality of being determined even when this is not helpful to others: 执拗;别扭 out of sheer cussednessHe refused to help out of sheer cussedness. It will take more than mere spirit and cussedness to beat England.击败英格兰需要的不仅仅是精神和执拗。 See
cussed There is a fabulous cussedness about a small, remote island community campaigning against modern and efficient transport links. I rejected his friendship out of natural cussedness. She has a reputation for what some call independence and others call plain cussedness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Annoying accursed aggravating annoying annoyingly ball-ache frustratingly gadfly galling gallingly gratingly irritatingly limit maddening mither naggingly spiteful stupid trying vexatious vexatiously |