deucedly

[ doo-sid-lee, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu sɪd li, ˈdyu- /

devilishly; damnably.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1810–20; deuced + -ly

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