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In some senses, darned is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
darned
/dɑːnd/
adj 1adv 1
Collocations
1ADJ.
hot, nice, round
Definitions
adj
1
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.
adv
1
Damned, extremely.
That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?
He is so darned pig-headed.
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Those darned kids were round here again this morning.
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The darned rope has got tangled up.
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That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?
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He is so darned pig-headed.
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Well I'll be darned!
Tatoeba · #135947806
It's too darned hot to do anything today.
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