different between darned vs garned

English

Alternative forms

• darn'd

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??nd/

Verb

darned

1. simple past tense and past participle of darn

Adjective

darned (comparative (rare) darneder or (rare) darnder, superlative darnedest or darndest)

1. (euphemistic) A minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something.

   Those darned kids were round here again this morning.

   The darned rope has got tangled up.

Adverb

darned (not comparable)

1. (degree) Damned, extremely.

   That was darned nice of him, wasn't it?

   He is so darned pig-headed.

Anagrams

• Darden, dander, randed

English

Verb

garned

1. Misspelling of garnered.
   • 1995, Gerald Martin Bordman, American Theatre: A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1914–1930,^[1] Oxford University Press, ?ISBN, page 173,

     The playing could not have been at fault, since the two principals garned notices every bit as friendly as the play’s.

   • 2004 July 11, “ing”, “Re: Bradbury's pissed”, in misc.writing, Usenet,

     No, you are not disqualified -- but if your information is garned from other sources, it is subject to those sources [sic] opinions and their viewpoints ... and hence, cannot be truly your opinion, unless you feel the need to exactly mirror *their* opinions, based on their say-so. [ellipsis in original]

   • 2007, Robert Niedzwiecki, "SU’s win twice as nice for Lunsfords", The Winchester Star, October 18, 2007

     Waynesburg is now 6-0 and ranked No. 25 in the AFCA Division III poll, though the Yellow Jackets haven’t garned so much as a single vote in the D3football.com poll.

   • 2007, "USF women's hoops picked sixth", Examiner.com, Oct 10, 2007

     Loyola Marymount garned one first-place vote.

Welsh

Etymology

English garnet

Noun

garned m (plural garnedau)

1. garnet

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