1. used as a mild substitute for ‘damned’ to express annoyance or emphasis
Usage: informal; euphemistic

1. used to emphasize or intensify; very
Usage: informal; euphemistic

1. past tense and past participle of ‘darn’; mended by weaving thread across a hole

Examples

• That darned cat knocked over my coffee again.
• I can’t find my darned keys anywhere.
• The movie was darned good.
• She’s darned lucky to have escaped injury.
• My grandmother darned all our socks when I was young.
• The sweater was carefully darned where it had worn thin.
• He darned the hole in his favorite shirt.