pre-noun adjectival
Dated, emphatic pre-noun adjective expressing strong dislike or contempt. Often used in old-fashioned or dramatic speech. Related to 憎い (hateful).
See also: 憎い
That blasted man showed up again.
The day has come to strike down the accursed enemy.
An expressive geminated form of classical 憎き, the attributive form of 憎し “hateful, detestable.”