In a cursed, damned, or wickedly evil manner; in a way that seems to deserve misfortune.
From accursed (past participle of accurse, or derived from accurst) plus the adverb suffix -ly. The word evolved to describe actions or states marked by damnation or severe ill fortune.
Shakespeare and other Early Modern writers absolutely loved this word because it made things sound dramatically, cosmically wrong—like the universe itself was against you, which is perfect for tragedies!
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