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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of darn form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   A minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something. euphemistic

   "Those darned kids were round here again this morning."

Adjective

1. 1
   expletives used informally as intensifiers wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   Damned, extremely. not-comparable

   "That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?"

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

More examples

"It's too darned hot to do anything today."

Related phrases

I'll be darnedgosh darnedminced oath

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