CURST
Curst, a. Etym: [SeeCurse.]
Defn: Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. [Obs.]
Though his mind Be ne'er so curst, his tonque is kind. Crashaw.
CURSTFULLY
Curst"ful*ly (-fl-l), adv.
Defn: Peevishly; vexatiously; detestably. [Obs.] "Curstfully mad."
Marston.
CURSTNESS
Curst"ness (krst"ns), n.
Defn: Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.
[Obs.] Shak.
CURT
Curt (krt), a. Etym: [L. curtus; cf. Skr. kart to cut. Cf. Curtail.]
Defn: Characterized by exessive brevity; short; rudely concise; as, curt limits; a curt answer. The curt, yet comprehensive reply. W. Irving.
CURTAIL Cur*tail" (kr-tl"), v. t. [imp. & p.p. Curtailed (-tld"); p.pr. & vb.n. Curtailing.] Etym: [See Curtal.]
Defn: To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to
abridge; to diminish; to reduce.
I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion. Shak.
Our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been doubled.
Macualay.