darned

[ UK /dˈɑːnd/ ]
[ US /ˈdɑɹnd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. expletives used informally as intensifiers
    not a blessed dime
    it's a blamed shame
    he's a blasted idiot
    he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
    a deuced idiot
    an infernal nuisance
    a blame cold winter
    I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
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How To Use darned In A Sentence

  • Crystal: Sheriff - Survived albeit with a half a gol'darned dozen er so Swiss cheese holes in her "dainties"... GAMING NEWS: Shoot Out At The A-1 Corral (19 April 2006)!
  • The second-half Cubs will be much better than the first-half Cubs, and the first-half Cubs have been darned good themselves.
  • Now Mrs Crocket had certainly 'dratted' and 'darned' the boy, who wouldn't come as fast as she had wished, and had laughed at Mrs He Knew He Was Right
  • I was darnedly self-conscious in my daring clothes.
  • We can identify with Marjatta's chagrin at his insensitivity, but, hey, he didn't invent it, and he's trying, and it's sad that Marjatta can never love him as she loved Emil, even though Isak tries his darnedest. Ingrid Hill - An interview with author
  • Nolte has long been top of the casting list for grizzled grumps, but the simple reason for that is he's so darned good at it. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray
  • Well, isn't that the darnedest thing? Times, Sunday Times
  • Ironically, the luxury SUV looks pretty darned good when viewed that closely, but when I pull back for the macro view I find some annoying flaws and noteworthy virtues.
  • While neither of these fish and jellies - and there are far too many to name here - are monsters in size, there is something called abyssal gigantism, the tendency for other forms of extremely deep-dwelling organisms to not only be odd, strange, bizarre and darned creepy but also - yes, you guessed it - HUGE. via) Dark Roasted Blend
  • We did give them coffee once Gladys had it made, but I was darned if I'd let them pester me with a lot of fool questions. SOMETHING IN THE WATER
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