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
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Darned as a verb:
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Darned as an adjective (euphemistic):
A minced oath for damned
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Darned as an adverb (degree):
Damned, extremely
Examples:
"That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?"
"He is so darned pig-headed."
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Dashed as a verb:
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Dashed as an adjective (of a line):
Made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next.
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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."