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Darned vs Consarned - What's the difference?

darned | consarned |

As verbs the difference between darned and consarned

is that darned is past tense of darn See {{term|darn|etymology 1|damn}} and {{term|darn|etymology 2|mend} while consarned is past tense of consarn.

As adjectives the difference between darned and consarned

is that darned is a minced oath for damned while consarned is darn; pestilent.

As adverbs the difference between darned and consarned

is that darned is damned, extremely while consarned is darned; quite.

darned

English

Alternative forms

* darn'd

Verb

(head)
  • (darn) See

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (euphemistic) A minced oath for damned

    • Adverb

    (-)
  • (degree) Damned, extremely
    • That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?
    He is do darned pig-headed.

    Anagrams

    * English degree adverbs

    consarned

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (consarn)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1871, author=James Fenimore Cooper, title=Wyandotte, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage="If Mr. Woods has gone into the hands of the Injins, in his church shirt," rejoined the overseer, "his case is hopeless, so far as captivity is consarned ." }}

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (dialectal) darn; pestilent
  • * {{quote-book, year=1903, author=Burt L. Standish, title=Frank Merriwell at Yale, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=I believe you are one of them consarned student fellers." }}

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (dialectal) darned; quite
  • * {{quote-book, year=1902, author=James A. Braden, title=Far Past the Frontier, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=It looks consarned strange, that's what I say! }}

    Anagrams

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