darned

English

Alternative forms

• darn'd

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɑːnd/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːnd

Verb

darned

1. simple past and past participle of darn

Adjective

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.

   Those darned kids were round here again this morning.

   The darned rope has got tangled up.

Derived terms

• gosh darned
• I'll be darned
• undarned

Adverb

darned (not comparable)

1. (degree) Damned, extremely.

   That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?

   He is so darned pig-headed.

   • 2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 47:

     Gutenberg made so much money from the smut book that he was able to print inexpensive copies of the Bible, which he gave away to anyone who asked. Unfortunately, due to the thickness of the paper he used, his Bible was darned near as big as a Rune and required several burly men and/or women to carry it.

Anagrams

• dander, randed, Darden, dendra, Nadder