deuced
devilish; confounded; damned.
Origin of deuced
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How to use deuced in a sentence
Well, if you do either lose baggage or want to buy a trunk already marked, deuced if I ain't the man to call on.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousI'm panning out about this, because it seems so deuced interesting and I should like to know what you and Barbara think.
Jaffery | William J. LockeAnyway, you're behaving like a brick to them both, and Ronnie is a deuced old duffer for giving you up.
Katharine Frensham | Beatrice HarradenSometimes he enters the room sniffing, and remarks, How deuced good the coffee smells roasting!
Three in Norway | James Arthur LeesI was saying, Admiral, your daughter gave a deuced fine performance last night.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen
British Dictionary definitions for deuced
/ (ˈdjuːsɪd, djuːst) British informal /
(intensifier, usually qualifying something undesirable) damned; confounded: he's a deuced idiot
(intensifier): deuced good luck
Derived forms of deuced
- deucedly, adverb
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