deuced

• Adjectif vieilli ou familier servant de juron atténué pour exprimer l'irritation ou renforcer un nom, équivalent à « maudit » ou « satané ».

An old-fashioned, mild expletive used to express annoyance or emphasis, meaning 'damned' or 'confounded'.

1. Used as an intensifierC2informalbritish

   An exclamation or intensifier expressing annoyance, surprise, or emphasis, similar to 'damned' or 'confounded'.

   fichu, satané (intensif)

   • That deuced car won't start again!
   • I can't find my deuced keys anywhere.
   • He's a deuced clever fellow, isn't he?

   Synonymesaccursedblessedblinkingbloomingconfoundedcurseddamneddashedflaminginfernal