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deucedly

[ doo-sid-lee, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu sɪd li, ˈdyu- /

adverb Chiefly British.

devilishly; damnably.

Origin of deucedly

First recorded in 1810–20; deuced + -ly

Words nearby deucedly

detumescence, deucalion, deuce, deuce court, deuced, deucedly, deuces wild, deunionize, deurbanize, deurne, deus

Example sentences from the Web for deucedly

Deucedly tired she must have been—and all that kind of thing.

Lord Jim |Joseph Conrad
People of one idea get so deucedly narrow and tame, I've no patience with them.

Rose in Bloom |Louisa May Alcott
"Deucedly draughty and uncomfortable they must have been," said Carstairs.

The Guns of Europe |Joseph A. Altsheler
"He's deucedly intelligent," his lordship explained, with quiet enthusiasm.

The Purple Heights |Marie Conway Oemler

You're deucedly suspicious and sensitive—far more so than I was with you.

A Pessimist |Robert Timsol