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/dooh"sid lee, dyooh"-/, adv. Chiefly Brit.devilishly; damnably.[1810-20; DEUCED + -LY]
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deucedly — adverb (used as intensives) extremely she was madly in love deadly dull deadly earnest deucedly clever insanely jealous • Syn: ↑madly, ↑insanely, ↑dead … Useful english dictionary
Deucedly — Deuced Deu ced, a. Devilish; excessive; extreme. [Low] {Deu ced*ly}, adv … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deucedly — adverb see deuced … New Collegiate Dictionary
deucedly — adverb /ˈdjuːsɪdli,ˈdusɨdli/ Quite; extremely Syn: awfully, cussedly, damnably, deuced, rather … Wiktionary
deucedly — deuc·ed·ly … English syllables
devilishly — adverb 1. as a devil; in an evil manner his writing could be diabolically satiric • Syn: ↑diabolically, ↑fiendishly • Derived from adjective: ↑fiendish (for: ↑fiendishly), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
insanely — adverb 1. in an insane manner (Freq. 2) she behaved insanely he behaves crazily when he is off his medication the witch cackled madly screaming dementedly • Syn: ↑crazily, ↑dementedly, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Madly — Mad ly, adv. [From {Mad}, a.] In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly. [WordNet sense 2] Syn: insanely, crazily, dementedly. [1913 Webster] 2. In a desperate manner; as, she fought back madly. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.6] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deuced — adjective Date: 1782 damned, confounded < in a deuced fix > • deuced or deucedly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
deuced — /dooh sid, dyooh ; doohst, dyoohst/, Chiefly Brit. adj. 1. devilish; confounded; damned. adv. 2. deucedly. [1775 1785; DEUCE2 + ED3] * * * … Universalium
