deucedly

Etymology

deuced +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdjuːsɪdli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdusɨdli/

Adverb

deucedly (not comparable)

1. (degree, informal) Quite; extremely
   • 1895, Joseph Conrad, Almayer's Folly‎:

     "You know, Kaspar," said he, in conclusion, to the excited Almayer, "it is deucedly awkward to have a half-caste girl in the house.

   • 1896, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard‎:

     Then you load them deucedly badly,' said Lord Wellington.

   • 1904, Edith Ferguson Black, A Beautiful Possibility‎:

     Now I come to think of it, the case grows deucedly clear.