cussedness

Example Sentences

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Is her daughter really possessed by Alice’s spirit, or is she just messing with her mother’s head out of pure cussedness?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

All season, the Nats have been defined by their resilience — but also by their cussedness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2019

There’s a certain cussedness to my personality that means, as soon as someone says, “No, that’s not for you,” I absolutely have to know about it.

From National Geographic • Jan. 27, 2018

His pitches hover at about the league average; he dominates with savvy, control and cussedness.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2016

We thought it was plain old cussedness that kept him in that park, day after day, rain or shine.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman