The difference between Darned and Dashed

When used as adjectives, darned means a minced oath for damned, whereas dashed means made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.


Darned is also adverb with the meaning: damned, extremely.

Darned is also verb with the meaning: . see .

check bellow for the other definitions of Darned and Dashed

  1. Darned as a verb:

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  1. Darned as an adjective (euphemistic):

    A minced oath for damned

  1. Darned as an adverb (degree):

    Damned, extremely

    Examples:

    "That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?"

    "He is so darned pig-headed."

  1. Dashed as a verb:

  1. Dashed as an adjective (of a line):

    Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.

  2. Dashed as an adjective (British, dated, informal, euphemism):

    Damned.

    Examples:

    "It's a dashed shame that Tarquin failed all his A-levels — we were hoping to get him into Oxford."

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