deucedly

English

Etymology

From deuced +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdjuːsɪdli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdusɪdli/

Adverb

deucedly (not comparable)

1. (degree, informal) Quite; extremely; utterly.
   • 1895, Joseph Conrad, Almayer's Folly‎^[1]:

     "You know, Kaspar," said he, in conclusion, to the excited Almayer, "it is deucedly awkward to have a half-caste girl in the house.

   • 1896, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard‎^[2]:

     Then you load them deucedly badly,' said Lord Wellington.

   • 1904, Edith Ferguson Black, A Beautiful Possibility‎^[3]:

     Now I come to think of it, the case grows deucedly clear.

   • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XIV, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 154:

     "Look above your head, Roger. Deucedly interesting, isn't it?" "Those insects, do you mean?"

Synonyms

• awfully
• cussedly
• damnably
• deuced
• rather