Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for durned. Search instead for dured.

durned

American  
[durnd] / dɜrnd /

adjective

Informal.
  1. darned.


Etymology

Origin of durned

durn + -ed 2

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

In the business, we call that "durned fast."

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

That durned tassel thing tickle my nose, but I didn’t scratch it or nothing.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles