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deucedly

[ doo-sid-lee, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu sɪd li, ˈdyu- /

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adverb Chiefly British.

devilishly; damnably.

Nearby words

Origin of deucedly

First recorded in 1810–20; deuced + -ly

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for deucedly

Deucedly tired she must have been—and all that kind of thing.
Lord Jim|Joseph Conrad
People of one idea get so deucedly narrow and tame, I've no patience with them.
Rose in Bloom|Louisa May Alcott
"Deucedly draughty and uncomfortable they must have been," said Carstairs.
The Guns of Europe|Joseph A. Altsheler
"He's deucedly intelligent," his lordship explained, with quiet enthusiasm.
The Purple Heights|Marie Conway Oemler

You're deucedly suspicious and sensitive—far more so than I was with you.
A Pessimist|Robert Timsol