deuced
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈdjuːsɪd/
- Archaic
:
maldito
- Of all the deuced funny ways to go about engaging a manservant!
Examples
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Deuced nuisance, I know.
Fiction book (1998) -
You'd have been a deuced deal more wakeful out in the cold.
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Heard a deuced fine yam, but didn't see a shred of proof.
Fiction book (2002) -
That was a deuced hard task, but she managed to finish it on time.
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I find his constant complaints to be a deuced annoyance during our meetings.
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The weather was deuced cold for a picnic, so we decided to stay indoors.
Synonyms
∞
7.5
Shows that something is very strong or important
659
9.2
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
300
5.6
Said to make something sound very strong
121
9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
27
7.4
An informal word that makes a feeling stronger, for example very tired
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7.4
Used before a noun to show strong anger or annoyance
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9.9
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
5
8.6
Put before a word to show mild annoyance or strong feeling
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8.6
A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something
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9.9
Shows that something is very strong or intense
A short word said to show surprise or mild anger
A mild rude word that you put before a noun to show annoyance
Put before a noun to show strong annoyance
Often comes before a word to show anger or surprise
Antonyms
Compounds
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deuced comes from the old mild oath deuce, which people once used as a name for the 'devil'. Because of that, deuced became a strong, old-fashioned way to say something is 'damned' or 'very', so it is used as an intensifier to show annoyance or emphasis.