deuced
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈdjuːsɪd/
- Archaic
- 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
∞
9.2
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
306
5.6
Said to make something sound very strong
239
7.4
An informal word that makes a feeling stronger, for example very tired
100
9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
47
9.9
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
32
7.4
A mild rude word that you put before a noun to show annoyance
18
7.4
Used before a noun to show strong anger or annoyance
5
8.6
Put before a word to show mild annoyance or strong feeling
4
6.1
Often comes before a word to show anger or surprise
2
8.2
Put before a noun to show strong annoyance
1
8.6
A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something
1
9.9
Shows that something is very strong or intense
1
9.9
A short word said to show surprise or mild anger
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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.