Definition
In a deuced manner; used to intensify an adjective or express strong annoyance or emphasis while remaining relatively polite.
Etymology
From 'deuced' + the adverbial suffix '-ly'. As the adjective form became established in 19th-century British English, the adverb form naturally followed to modify other words.
Kelly Says
British novels are sprinkled with lines like 'that's deucedly clever' or 'deucedly difficult,' and you can almost hear the author winking at readers—they're swearing without swearing, creating a kind of linguistic inside joke between writer and reader.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም አይደለም
be-tam ay-de-lem
BNবাংলা
দুর্ভাগ্য
dur-bha-g-ya
CACatalà
terriblement
ter-ri-ble-man
CSČeština
zatraceně
za-tra-ce-ne
DADansk
forfærligt
for-faer-ligt
DEDeutsch
verdammt
fer-dam-t
ELΕλληνικά
απαίσιος
a-pa-is-ios
ESEspañol
maldita
mal-dee-ta
FISuomi
helvetin
hel-ve-tin
FRFrançais
terriblement
ter-ri-ble-man
HIहिन्दी
बहुत बुरा
bahut bura
HUMagyar
átkozott
a-t-ko-z-ott
IDBahasa Indonesia
sangat buruk
san-gat bu-ruk
ITItaliano
maledizione
mal-e-di-zio-ne
KMKM
មានប្រាក់
ma-an pra-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
sangat buruk
san-gat bu-ruk
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်တို့ ကြိုက်တယ်
kyun-taw-to-ky-te
NLNederlands
vreselijk
vree-se-lijk
NONorsk
helvete
hel-ve-te
PLPolski
zdecydowanie
zde-cho-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
maldito
mal-dee-to
RORomână
blestemat
ble-ste-mat
RUРусский
проклятый
pro-klya-tyy
SVSvenska
helvete
hel-ve-te
SWKiswahili
mbaya sana
m-ba-ya sa-na
TAதமிழ்
கடுமையாக
ka-du-mai-ya-a-ga
TEతెలుగు
చాలా దారుణంగా
cha-la da-ru-na-nga
TRTürkçe
lanet olsun
la-net ol-sun
UKУкраїнська
проклятий
pro-klya-tyy
VITiếng Việt
chết tiệt
chet ti-et
ZUZU
ngokuthula
ngok-u-th-u-la