darned

Adjective
US[dahrnd]/dɑrnd/1 syllable
Synonyms: blastedblameblamedblesseddamndamneddeucedgoddamgoddamngoddamnedinfernal

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Adjective (1)

  1. expletives used informally as intensifiers“he's a blasted idiot”“it's a blamed shame”“a blame cold winter”“not a blessed dime”“I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing”“he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool”“a deuced idiot”“an infernal nuisance”Synonyms: blastedblameblamedblesseddamndamneddeucedgoddamgoddamngoddamnedinfernalOpposite blessedSimilar cursed, curst
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

darned adjective

an intensifying expletive; a euphemism for damned; as, for no darned reason at all. Syn. — blasted, blessed, damn, damned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, gosh-darned.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5

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