deuced

[ doo-sid, dyoo-; doost, dyoost ]

adjective

1. devilish; confounded; damned.

adverb

1. deucedly.

deuced

/ ˈdjuːsɪd; djuːst /

adjective

1. intensifier, usually qualifying something undesirable damned; confounded

   he's a deuced idiot

adverb

1. (intensifier)

   deuced good luck

Derived Forms

• ˈdeucedly, adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of deuced¹

First recorded in 1775–1785; deuce ² + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Well, if you do either lose baggage or want to buy a trunk already marked, deuced if I ain't the man to call on.

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I'm panning out about this, because it seems so deuced interesting and I should like to know what you and Barbara think.

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Anyway, you're behaving like a brick to them both, and Ronnie is a deuced old duffer for giving you up.

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Sometimes he enters the room sniffing, and remarks, How deuced good the coffee smells roasting!

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I was saying, Admiral, your daughter gave a deuced fine performance last night.

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