durned

English

Adjective

durned (not comparable)

1. (US, dialect) Darned.
   • 1912, Kate Langley Bosher, The Man in Lonely Land‎^[1]:

     Take the durned thing away.

   • 1916, Fannie Hurst, Every Soul Hath Its Song‎^[2]:

     I liked your nerve, too, durned if I didn't!"

   • 1995 April 28, Mary Shen Barnidge, “Zara Spook and Other Lures”, in Chicago Reader‎^[3]:

     All four are hoping to enjoy some quiet time at the women's bass fishing tournament, but durned if wimpy Talmadge and grumpy Mel don't tag along and upset everything.

See also

• durnedest, durndest

References

• “durned”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• Durden, dunder