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deucedly

UK/ˈdjuːsɪdli/US/ˈdusɪdli/

deucedly adverb: quite; extremely; utterly.

Adverb

deucedly (not comparable)

  1. (informal, degree) Quite; extremely; utterly.
    • "You know, Kaspar," said he, in conclusion, to the excited Almayer, "it is deucedly awkward to have a half-caste girl in the house.1895, Joseph Conrad, Almayer's Folly
    • Then you load them deucedly badly,' said Lord Wellington.1896, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard

Examples of deucedly in a sentence

  • Now I come to think of it, the case grows deucedly clear.1904, Edith Ferguson Black, A Beautiful Possibility:
  • Deucedly interesting, isn't it?" "Those insects, do you mean?"1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 154:
  • “My dearest Nadja, you must be deucedly cross with me for my subterfuge.2021 October 28, Sam Johnson & Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms & Lauren Wells, “The Portrait” (24:50 from the start), in What We Do in the...

Synonyms of deucedly

Origin of deucedly

From deuced + -ly.

Questions about deucedly

What does deucedly mean?
Deucedly means quite; extremely; utterly.
How do you use deucedly in a sentence?
Now I come to think of it, the case grows deucedly clear.
What part of speech is deucedly?
Deucedly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce deucedly?
Deucedly is pronounced /ˈdjuːsɪdli/ (UK).

Words near deucedly in the dictionary

  1. deuce courts
  2. deuce less
  3. deuce-to-seven lowball
  4. deuceaville
  5. deuced
  6. deucedly
  7. deuces
  8. deuces wild
  9. Deuchars
  10. deucravacitinib
  11. deuddarn

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