Deuced

Word DEUCED
Character 6
Hyphenation deu ced
Pronunciations /d(j)uːst/

Definitions and meanings of "Deuced"

What do we mean by deuced?

Darned; confounded. adjective

Devilish; excessive; confounded: as, it is a deuced shame: often used adverbially.

Devilish; excessive; extreme. adjective

Damned. adverb

Expletives used informally as intensifiers adjective

Damned.

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The word "deuced" in example sentences

"'Pon my word, now, that's what I call deuced generous." ❋ Robert Ames Bennet (1912)

"Oh, everybody's back speeches are what you call deuced awkward." ❋ Anthony Hope (1898)

You are what the English call a deuced sharp little pickle. ❋ Henry Harland (1883)

It is so "deuced" hard for a conceited sensitive fellow to bear the taunts of his more free and independent companions, when he is forced to decline their invitation to "come along." ❋ [pseud.] Vera (N/A)

Guy tried to improvise a consistent sequel to these little love-signs, but it grew ridiculous naturally enough, he gathered all these interesting little circumstances within the limits of "a plain gold ring," but these are "deuced" narrow limits for two healthy people and one small income to thrive in. ❋ [pseud.] Vera (N/A)

"Azím": translators do not seem to know that this word in The Nights often bears its Egyptian and slang sense, somewhat equivalent to our "deuced" or "mighty" or "awfully fine." ❋ Anonymous (1855)

From what I knew of her she had plenty of that-except where active young men were concerned-and she was a deuced competent manager. ❋ Estelle Bruno (2010)

It sounded deuced odd, but then he and his gang looked odd. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Granted he was a generous, open-handed ass who'd rather do anyone a good turn than not; still, I guessed for all his kindness that he'd never cottoned to me, let alone liked me, so why was he being so deuced considerate? ❋ Estelle Bruno (2010)

I waited, wondering - of course, Skene had said she'd been brought up with boys, and could handle arms with the best of them, but it seemed deuced odd - and then she was back, ordering her attendants away, tying up her hair in a silk scarf, and ordering me on guard very business-like. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Well, it means the chap can devote himself to looking at her, which Spotted Tail did most ardently; I realised with a qualm that with the paint and blood absent, he was a deuced fine-looking man, far handsomer even than most Sioux, and although he couldn't understand one word in twenty of what she said he nodded and smiled most appreciatively. ❋ Estelle Bruno (2010)

Yakub Beg was deuced good about it - as well he might have been, considering the risks I'd run on his behalf - and after a tremendous feast in the Kizil Kum valley, at which we celebrated the Russians 'confusion, and the salvation of Khokand - oh, and India, too - we set out for Khiva, where he was moving his folk out of reach of Russian reprisals. ❋ Geoff Barbanell (2010)

"You get to your point, I admit; but you have such a deuced round-the - corner way of doing it." ❋ Unknown (2010)

You've been a political - an 'a deuced successful one. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But at our first meeting he scared the innards out of me, and I was deuced glad when the girl cried out before he could kick me again. ❋ Estelle Bruno (2010)

It was the fourth day, and I was lounging in the camp's little market, improving my Persian by learning the ninety-nine names of God (only the Bactrian camels know the hundredth, which is why they look so deuced superior) from an Astrabad caravan-guard-turned-murderer, when Kutebar came in a great bustle to take me to Yakub Beg at once. ❋ Geoff Barbanell (2010)

So I looked about for a way out, and found a deuced clever one - I rejoined the Army. ❋ Geoff Barbanell (2010)

I jumped into the driver's seat and tugged the reins, the horses whinnied and reared and then danced forward, any old how - it's deuced difficult, tooling a sled - and with me swearing at the beasts and East swinging up as we slid past, we scraped through the gateway on to the open road beyond. ❋ Geoff Barbanell (2010)

I passed him my flask, filled that very morning by Mrs. Miggins with a rather superior imported Armagnac and remarked “Well Lestrade, it was deuced fortunate that I happened along, what?” ❋ Unknown (2010)

The high moral line, you see; deuced handy sometimes. ❋ Geoff Barbanell (2010)

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