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| NOUN: | Informal. The least bit: hoot, iota, jot, ounce, shred, whit. Informal : rap2. Slang : diddly. See BIG. | | VERB: | 1. To pronounce judgment against: condemn, doom, sentence. See LAW. 2. To invoke evil or injury upon: anathematize, curse, imprecate. Informal : cuss. Archaic : execrate, maledict. See WORDS. 3. To use profane or obscene language: blaspheme, curse, swear. Informal : cuss. See DECENT, SACRED, WORDS. | | ADJECTIVE: | So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation: accursed, blasted, blessed, bloody, confounded, cursed, darn, execrable, infernal. Informal : blamed, damned. Chiefly British : blooming, ruddy. See LIKE.
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