demmedadv.adj.

Brit.

/dɛmd/, U.S.

/dɛmd/

Forms: 1800s demd, 1800s– demmed.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: damned adv.

Etymology: Euphemistic alteration of damned adv. after dem v.² Compare dem adv.

A. adv.

As an intensifier modifying an adjective: absolutely, completely, utterly.

ΚΠ

1799 Fashionable Cypriad II. ix. 81 His spouse having a demmed large bill to make up for the haberdasher, he will be inexpessibly [sic] beholden to her if she would sign a note..for such a sum.

1805 T. Holcroft Mem. Bryan Perdue III. vii. 60 I was very near making myself demmed ridiculous.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvii. 155 Two demd fine women, real countesses.

1905 Baroness Orczy Scarlet Pimpernel vi. 58 ‘Demmed excitable little puppy,’ he added under his breath.

2022 @rory_blyth 12 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 21 Jan. 2022) The details (which are many) amount to some pretty demmed good news, so my enthusiasm is through the roof.

B. adj.

As an intensifier: absolute, downright, utter. Formerly sometimes in a negative sense: awful, terrible. Also as a mere filler, with little or no intensifying force (although generally implying some element of dislike, frustration, etc., on the part of the speaker).

ΚΠ

1838 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby (1839) xvii. 286 He is married, he has made away with himself, it is a demd thing, it is all up.

?1841 J. Wilks Woman's Love i. ii. 16 I disturbed at the very moment most important in the day, when one's demned valet was about to arrange one's demned hair.

1882 Owl 9 June 9/2 I find you must be no chicken to make money at billiards, whereas any demmed fool can lose.

1995 J. Smith Virgin & Unicorn xi. 121 Demmed idiot. What did he want to bring a lady into this gruesome business for?

2014 @Tales4All 2 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 21 Jan. 2022) Tom Archer: we've not forgotten you. You were irritating at times about your demmed sausages but please come home!!!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	demmed
释义	demmedadv.adj. Brit. /dɛmd/, U.S. /dɛmd/ Forms: 1800s demd, 1800s– demmed. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: damned adv. Etymology: Euphemistic alteration of damned adv. after dem v.² Compare dem adv. A. adv. As an intensifier modifying an adjective: absolutely, completely, utterly. ΚΠ 1799 Fashionable Cypriad II. ix. 81 His spouse having a demmed large bill to make up for the haberdasher, he will be inexpessibly [sic] beholden to her if she would sign a note..for such a sum. 1805 T. Holcroft Mem. Bryan Perdue III. vii. 60 I was very near making myself demmed ridiculous. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xvii. 155 Two demd fine women, real countesses. 1905 Baroness Orczy Scarlet Pimpernel vi. 58 ‘Demmed excitable little puppy,’ he added under his breath. 2022 @rory_blyth 12 Jan. in twitter.com (accessed 21 Jan. 2022) The details (which are many) amount to some pretty demmed good news, so my enthusiasm is through the roof. B. adj. As an intensifier: absolute, downright, utter. Formerly sometimes in a negative sense: awful, terrible. Also as a mere filler, with little or no intensifying force (although generally implying some element of dislike, frustration, etc., on the part of the speaker). ΚΠ 1838 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby (1839) xvii. 286 He is married, he has made away with himself, it is a demd thing, it is all up. ?1841 J. Wilks Woman's Love i. ii. 16 I disturbed at the very moment most important in the day, when one's demned valet was about to arrange one's demned hair. 1882 Owl 9 June 9/2 I find you must be no chicken to make money at billiards, whereas any demmed fool can lose. 1995 J. Smith Virgin & Unicorn xi. 121 Demmed idiot. What did he want to bring a lady into this gruesome business for? 2014 @Tales4All 2 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 21 Jan. 2022) Tom Archer: we've not forgotten you. You were irritating at times about your demmed sausages but please come home!!! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < adv.adj.1799
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