DEUCED

blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal

(adjective) expletives used informally as intensifiers; “he’s a blasted idiot”; “it’s a blamed shame”; “a blame cold winter”; “not a blessed dime”; “I’ll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I’ll do any such thing”; “he’s a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool”; “a deuced idiot”; “an infernal nuisance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

deuced (comparative more deuced, superlative most deuced)

(euphemistic, dated) Damned.

Adverb

deuced (comparative more deuced, superlative most deuced)

(degree, euphemistic, dated) Damned.

Synonyms

• deucedly

Anagrams

• deduce, educed

Source: Wiktionary


Deu"ced, a.

Definition: Devilish; excessive; extreme. [Low] -- Deu"ced*ly, adv.

DEUCE

Deuce, n. Etym: [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo. See Two.]

1. (Gaming)

Definition: Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.

2. (Tennis)

Definition: A condition of the score beginning whendeuce, which decides the game.

Deuce, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, teûz, phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. Deity.)]

Definition: The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also deuse.] [Low]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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