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deucedly

American  
[doo-sid-lee, dyoo-] / ˈdu sɪd li, ˈdyu- /

adverb

Chiefly British.
  1. devilishly; damnably.


Etymology

Origin of deucedly

First recorded in 1810–20; deuced + -ly

Example Sentences

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What follows is a seriocomic autobiographical novel about coming of age in an age deucedly difficult to understand.

From Time Magazine Archive

What follows is a seriocomic autobiographical novel about coming of age in an age deucedly difficult to understand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some people thought it was terrible and required discipline, others that it was deucedly clever and should be laughed off.

From Time Magazine Archive

And when Turner walked in just at the stroke of seven o’clock, it was even more deucedly awkward.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

“It’s most important. You will put me in a deucedly awkward position if you don’t.”

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

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