释义
[ dahrnd ] SHOW IPA
/ dɑrnd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
Informal .SEE SYNONYMS FOR darned ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective irritating; damned; confounded: Get that darned bicycle out of the driveway!
adverb very; extremely; remarkably: She's a darned good tennis player.
Origin of darned 1800–10; euphemism for damned, perhaps by construing dern dark, dreary (now obsolete) as an intensifier in phrases such as dern and dreary, dern and doleful
OTHER WORDS FROM darned un·darned, adjective well-darned, adjective Words nearby darned Darlington, Darmstadt, darmstadtium, darn, darnation, darned , darnedest, darnel, darner, darning, darning egg
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Example sentences from the Web for darned Actually, the scene was so darned enthusiastic that it began to look a little like a raucous Walmart employee rally.
Diane Sawyer's Swan Song: 'ABC World News' Anchor's Warm (and Long) Goodbye | Lloyd Grove| August 28, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It can sometimes be stressful for viewers to watch Cyrus, because he always seems so darned stressed.
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Instead, I will call you “darned smart and really good-looking.”
My Address—and Apology—to Yale | Christopher Buckley| May 24, 2009| DAILY BEAST
While displaying his maniacal agility, he roared out for any "darned red skunk" to show himself and fight him.
Buckskin Mose | Buckskin Mose
Plucked her eyebrows, darned her stockingsoh, bother Sunday afternoon.
Seductio Ad Absurdum | Emily Hahn
The points of the flounce are darned back and forth in selvedge effect; but they may be worked in button-hole stitch if preferred.
The Art of Modern Lace Making | The Butterick Publishing Co.
"I'm a darned fool to take everything I own but—— Might be gone a whole month," he reflected.
Mr. Sherwood insisted that a sock always felt more comfortable on his foot after "Momsey" had darned it than when it was new.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp | Annie Roe Carr
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British Dictionary definitions for darned adverb , adjective slang (intensifier) this darned car won't start ; a darned good shot
adjective another word for damned (def. 2), damned (def. 3)
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Words related to darned confounded, irritating, awful, offensive, undesirable