Deucedly

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈdjuːsɪdli/
• US IPA: /ˈdusɨdli/

Origin

deuced + -ly

Full definition of deucedly

Adverb

1. (degree, informal) Quite; extremely
• 1895, Joseph Conrad, Almayer's Folly Chapter , "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 Chapter , Then you load them deucedly badly,' said Lord Wellington.
• 1904, Edith Ferguson Black, A Beautiful Possibility Chapter , Now I come to think of it, the case grows deucedly clear.

Synonyms

• awfully
• cussedly
• damnably
• deuced
• rather