Deucedly (adverb): Devilishly; damnably.
Origem
Deucedly tem relação com a palavra “deuce”, que significa dois, duos. Nos anos 1600, ela começou a ser associada com azar, provavelmente porque esta é a menor pontuação que você pode alcançar jogando dados.
Citação
When I went in I had seen that there was a deucedly pretty girl sitting in that particular seat, so I had taken the next one.
— P. G. Wodehouse, Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories
English Version
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Deucedly (adverb): Devilishly; damnably.
Origin
Deucedly is related to the word deuce, which means two, duos. In the mid-1600s, it became associated with bad luck, probably because it was the lowest score you could get when playing dice.
Quotes
When I went in I had seen that there was a deucedly pretty girl sitting in that particular seat, so I had taken the next one.
— P. G. Wodehouse, Man With Two Left Feet and Other Stories
