What part of speech is darned?

Darned can be categorized as an adjective and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. darned is a verb, past participle of darn (infinitive).
  • 2. darned is a verb, past simple of darn (infinitive).
  • 3. darned is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

What does darned mean?

Definitions

Adjective

darned - expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"

Adverb

darned - Damned, extremely.

Verb

darn - repair by sewing; "darn socks"

Examples of darned

#   Sentence  
1. adj. I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing.
2. adj. I had no idea you guys were getting married. You should've told me earlier, darn it.
3. adj. When I was a kid, mum used to darn our socks when they got holes in them. Nowadays, most people just throw them away and buy a new pair.
4. adj. Then she took out a needle and thread, and began to darn her stockings.
5. adj. Although you can't compare them to Radiohead, Kashmir is a pretty darn good band.
6. adj. After the scarecrow started to scream and move, frightening away all the birds from the garden and scaring Martin to death, he turned, winked at the boy and said "Don't worry, you can always count on me. Those darn birds won't eat your plants."
7. adj. I had no idea you guys were getting married. You should've told me earlier, darn it.
8. adj. When I was a kid, mum used to darn our socks when they got holes in them. Nowadays, most people just throw them away and buy a new pair.
9. adj. Then she took out a needle and thread, and began to darn her stockings.
10. adj. Although you can't compare them to Radiohead, Kashmir is a pretty darn good band.
11. adj. After the scarecrow started to scream and move, frightening away all the birds from the garden and scaring Martin to death, he turned, winked at the boy and said "Don't worry, you can always count on me. Those darn birds won't eat your plants."
12. verb Darn socks.
13. verb Darn it!
14. verb Darn it, I forgot my camera!
15. verb Darn it, it cost me two hundred bucks to get my car fixed.
16. verb Darn it!
17. verb Darn it, I forgot my camera!
18. verb Darn it, it cost me two hundred bucks to get my car fixed.
Sentence  
adj.
I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing.
I had no idea you guys were getting married. You should've told me earlier, darn it.
When I was a kid, mum used to darn our socks when they got holes in them. Nowadays, most people just throw them away and buy a new pair.
Then she took out a needle and thread, and began to darn her stockings.
Although you can't compare them to Radiohead, Kashmir is a pretty darn good band.
After the scarecrow started to scream and move, frightening away all the birds from the garden and scaring Martin to death, he turned, winked at the boy and said "Don't worry, you can always count on me. Those darn birds won't eat your plants."
I had no idea you guys were getting married. You should've told me earlier, darn it.
When I was a kid, mum used to darn our socks when they got holes in them. Nowadays, most people just throw them away and buy a new pair.
Then she took out a needle and thread, and began to darn her stockings.
Although you can't compare them to Radiohead, Kashmir is a pretty darn good band.
After the scarecrow started to scream and move, frightening away all the birds from the garden and scaring Martin to death, he turned, winked at the boy and said "Don't worry, you can always count on me. Those darn birds won't eat your plants."
verb
Darn socks.
Darn it!
Darn it, I forgot my camera!
Darn it, it cost me two hundred bucks to get my car fixed.
Darn it!
Darn it, I forgot my camera!
Darn it, it cost me two hundred bucks to get my car fixed.

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