deucedly

English

Etymology

deuced + -ly

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdjuːsɪdli/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈdusɪdli/

Adverb

deucedly (not comparable)

  1. (degree, informal) Quite; extremely; utterly.
    • 1895, Joseph Conrad, Almayer's Folly:
      "You know, Kaspar," said he, in conclusion, to the excited Almayer, "it is deucedly awkward to have a half-caste girl in the house.
    • 1896, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard:
      Then you load them deucedly badly,' said Lord Wellington.
    • 1904, Edith Ferguson Black, A Beautiful Possibility:
      Now I come to think of it, the case grows deucedly clear.
    • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 154:
      "Look above your head, Roger. Deucedly interesting, isn't it?" "Those insects, do you mean?"

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