DARNED Definition & Meaning

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darned

[dahrnd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

irritating; damned; confounded.
Get that darned bicycle out of the driveway!

adverb

very; extremely; remarkably.
She's a darned good tennis player.

darned

[dahrnd]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of a garment, especially a knitted one) mended by means of rows of stitches that cross each other.
I can remember feeling embarrassed about having to wear darned socks to camp.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of darn.

darned

/ ��ɑː�Ի� /

adverb

(intensifier)
this darned car won't start
a darned good shot

adjective

another word for damned damned

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

undarned adjective
well-darned adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of darned¹

First recorded in 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

Origin of darned²

First recorded in 1600–10 for the verb, and in 1620–30 for the adjective

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Example Sentences

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But the darned toy has been blaring “Swan Lake” since “Ballerina” started and, to our annoyance, it’ll tinkle a few more times.

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Just pretend that it’s a fictional biopic a la “The Brutalist” and go see the darned thing already.

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Yeah, I expect some hate mail for "Promethean," because it sounds so darned elitist and stupid all at once.

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Of course, they denied it; the program ran long because speakers were just so darned popular, people wouldn’t stop cheering and clapping, party officials said.

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Nobody begrudges Watkins’ success because she still seems so darned untainted by it.

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darnation darnedest

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