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danfangled

danfangled adjective: that causes perplexion.

Adjective

danfangled (comparative more danfangled, superlative most danfangled)

  1. (humorous, nonce-word, rare) That causes perplexion.
    • What of this sprightful nature shows / In your danfangled whisp’ring strain?1888-1898, Matthew Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Poet, 1888-1898: “A Poet of Words”, page 56
    • Auditory communication incorporated by / These danfangled contraptions / But I hope we aren't talking about your pointless bitching2008 October 7, I Set My Friends On Fire, “Ravenous, Ravenous Rhinos”, in You Can't Spell Slaughter Without Laughter

Examples of danfangled in a sentence

  • Well, I’ll be danfangled, my mother nodded, for she could never be persuaded to curse outright.2010, Esterházy, Péter,, Not art : a novel, page 178:
  • "Danfangled contraption,” grumbled Caratacus.2017, Sandra L. Rostirolla, Cecilia, page 282:

Forms of danfangled

comparativemore danfangled
superlativemost danfangled

Origin of danfangled

Unknown; possibly derived from fangled or newfangled.

Questions about danfangled

What does danfangled mean?
Danfangled means that causes perplexion.
How do you use danfangled in a sentence?
Well, I’ll be danfangled, my mother nodded, for she could never be persuaded to curse outright.
What part of speech is danfangled?
Danfangled is an adjective.

Words near danfangled in the dictionary

  1. danewort
  2. daneworts
  3. Danezāgé'
  4. Daneș
  5. Daneți
  6. danfangled
  7. Danfeng
  8. danfo
  9. Danford
  10. Danfords
  11. Danforth

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