imprecatingly

Definition

Adverb: In a manner that expresses a curse or invokes evil upon someone or something; used to describe speech or action that calls down harm or misfortune.

Usage Examples

• (He gazed with a curse, wishing harm on his opponent.)
• (She gestured in a manner that called down a curse on the weather.)

Advanced Usage

• "to speak imprecatingly": to utter words of malediction or curse.
  • The prophet spoke imprecatingly against the city, foretelling its destruction. (He delivered a formal curse against the place.)

Variants and Related Words

• Imprecate (verb): to invoke evil upon; to curse.
  • He imprecated his enemies in a fit of rage. (He cursed his foes.)
• Imprecation (noun): a spoken curse; an invocation of evil.
  • Her imprecation was so fierce it silenced the room. (Her curse was very strong.)
• Imprecatory (adjective): relating to or expressing a curse.
  • The psalm contains imprecatory verses against evildoers. (Verses that call for divine punishment.)

Synonyms

• Cursingly: in a manner that utters a curse.
• Maledictorily: in a way that pronounces a curse or evil wish.
• Execratingly: with intense hatred or denunciation.

Related Idioms

• Call down curses on someone: to invoke harm or misfortune upon a person.
  • The villagers called down curses on the invaders, but it did not stop them. (They imprecated against the enemy.)