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adjective

variants also durned
Definition of darnednext
as in cursed
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure the darned computer is broken

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darned

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verb

past tense of darn
as in stitched
to close up with a series of interlacing stitches in the old days, holes in socks had to be darned by hand

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  1. cursed
  2. stitched
  3. blasted
Adjective
  • This is the beginning of the road trip and the first real moment of cursed bad luck for Alexander.
    Yolanda Machado, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • After all, playing the backup five for Denver seems practically cursed at this point.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of cursed
Verb
  • The camera movement in the long takes was vital to creating the appearance of a single shot; the Weta team stitched the takes together to complete the illusion in post.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But in the moment, these various perspectives—Elwood being beaten, the haunting faces from the photograph, the man turning all of this over in his mind—are made distinct, only to be stitched back together as the film proceeds.
    K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of stitched
Adjective
  • The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 4 Aug. 2024
Definition of blasted
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