Definition of "dratted" [dratted]

• Damned; confounded. (adjective)

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• "As if the words had conjured him, the door was thrown open by the "dratted" kender."
• "It was indeed hard, but every one in Kent says "dratted" when they are cross."
• "It was indeed hard, but everyone in Kent says 'dratted' when they are cross."