Associations to the word «Darned»

Wiktionary

DARNED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of darn See darn and darn
DARNED, adjective. (euphemistic) A minced oath for damned
DARNED, adverb. (degree) Damned, extremely

Dictionary definition

DARNED, adjective. Expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance".

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain