darned
1irritating; damned; confounded: Get that darned bicycle out of the driveway!
very; extremely; remarkably: She's a darned good tennis player.
Origin of darned
1Other words from darned
- un·darned, adjective
- well-darned, adjective
Words Nearby darned
Other definitions for darned (2 of 2)
(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.
the simple past tense and past participle of darn2.
Origin of darned
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How to use darned in a sentence
Sometimes, fried food is the best food, New Year resolutions be darned.
Actually, the scene was so darned enthusiastic that it began to look a little like a raucous Walmart employee rally.
Diane Sawyer's Swan Song: 'ABC World News' Anchor's Warm (and Long) Goodbye | Lloyd Grove | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat did those darned Muslims give us other than grammar and algebra?
It can sometimes be stressful for viewers to watch Cyrus, because he always seems so darned stressed.
Scandal’s Most Scandalous Character: Jeff Perry on Playing Cyrus | Kevin Fallon | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt does not therefore follow that the public would have enthusiastically embraced cap and trade if not for those darned skeptics.
Instead, I will call you “darned smart and really good-looking.”
And darned if each meteor didn't strike dead center of each plant network.
Old Friends Are the Best | Jack SharkeyA female writer says, "Nothing looks worse on a lady than darned stockings."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousAllow us to observe that stockings which need darning look much worse than darned ones—darned if they don't!
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | Various"That's another o' them darned new-fangled machines that folks keep inventin'," remarked the man.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsCash and I tried to sleep on kitchen roof but the darned mosquitoes fed up on us and then played heavenly choir all night.
Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for darned
/ (dɑːnd) /
(intensifier): this darned car won't start; a darned good shot
another word for damned (def. 2), damned (def. 3)
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