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durned

American  
[durnd] / dɜrnd /

adjective

Informal.
  1. darned.


Etymology

Origin of durned

durn + -ed 2


Example Sentences

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But durned if he didn’t unholster that squinty-eyed, chest-forward ’tude that the folks still love.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2016

Scripted by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio and Justin Haythe, The Lone Ranger wants to be the apotheosis of every durned Western ever made.

From Time ● Jul. 2, 2013

"There are durned few students coming into medicine simply to collect country-club memberships," says Dr. Merrell Flair, assistant dean of Northwestern Medical School.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Richmond, after the mercury topped 100 for the third straight day, Ernest Carnefix, 50, jumped out a window, broke his knee, told reporters: "That heat wave just made me so durned mad."

From Time Magazine Archive

“And what am I supposed to do with a high school diploma? It is nothing but a durned piece of paper.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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