durned

[ durnd ]

/ dɜrnd /

adjective, adverb Informal.

darned.

Words nearby durned

during, durkan, durkheim, durmast, durn, durned, duro, duroc, durocher, durometer, duroziez symptom

Origin of durned

durn + -ed²

Definition for durned (2 of 2)

durn

[ durn ]

/ dɜrn /

adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun Informal.

darn².

Origin of durn

respelling to reflect regional pronunciation

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Examples from the Web for durned

And I'll be durned if 't wa' n't the mountings the gal was looking at all the time!
Peak and Prairie|Anna Fuller
None of us can keep a man from being a durned fool if he wants to be one.
Crooked Trails and Straight|William MacLeod Raine
Your people are so durned slow—nearly eleven, and only two acts over.
Ghetto Comedies|Israel Zangwill
"An' one durned fool's so onlucky ez ter hit him an' not kill him," growled Timothy, again interrupting.
His "Day In Court"|Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)

I was right under the durned thing when the bottom dropped out.
Campfire and Battlefield|Rossiter Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for durned

durn

/ (dɜːn) /

interjection, adjective, adverb, noun

a US variant of darn 2

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