What does doosed mean?
Doosed means (degree, dated) Eye dialect spelling of deuced..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(degree, dated) Eye dialect spelling of deuced..
"Upon my word she's a doosed good-looking little thing," said Archie, coming up to him, after having also shaken hands with her; — "doosed good-looking, I call her."
I thought my nephew a fool ; I now know that he is a doosed sensible fellow, and the luckiest dog in Christendom — luckiest dog in Christendom, I declare.
Accepted me, did she? Doosed awkward, that. I thought she had more sense.
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Doosed means (degree, dated) Eye dialect spelling of deuced..
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"Upon my word she's a doosed good-looking little thing," said Archie, coming up to him, after having also shaken hands with her; — "doosed good-looking, I call her."
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