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dratted

American  
[drat-id] / ˈdræt ɪd /

adjective

  1. damned; confounded (used as a mild oath).

    This dratted car won't start.
dratted British  
/ ˈdrætɪd /

adjective

  1. informal (prenominal) wretched; annoying

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Etymology

Origin of dratted

First recorded in 1855–60; drat + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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I had spent a lot of guilt and grief over the death of those dratted cats.

From Literature

I am still unbelievably sore—not from the crash but from holding the dratted plane in level flight all during that final hour.

From Literature

Was also developing a splitting headache, anxious about Julie, and wondering why they didn’t just set the dratted plane on fire and get it over with.

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Not sure how I actually managed to get the dratted thing down.

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“Oh, confound it!” he said, looking up, “there’s that dratted white bird again. What’s it keep coming here for?”

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