"darned" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /dɑːnd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: darneder [comparative, rare], darnder [comparative, rare], darnedest [superlative], darndest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːnd Head templates: {{en-adj|darneder|darnder|comp2_qual=rare|comp_qual=rare|sup=darnedest|sup2=darndest}} darned (comparative (rare) darneder or (rare) darnder, superlative darnedest or darndest)
  1. (euphemistic) A minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something. Tags: euphemistic Derived forms: I'll be darned
    Sense id: en-darned-en-adj-GGfWawTX Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 23 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: darn'd

Adverb

IPA: /dɑːnd/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɑːnd Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} darned (not comparable)
  1. (degree) Damned, extremely. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-darned-en-adv-XnFKeu9K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 23 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: darn'd

Verb

IPA: /dɑːnd/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Rhymes: -ɑːnd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} darned
  1. simple past and past participle of darn Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: darn
    Sense id: en-darned-en-verb-Sj0tnv2o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 23 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 35 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: darn'd

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for darned meaning in English (3.4kB)

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