tarnation
tarnation · more tarnation · most tarnation
Very; extremelyVery; extremely.
US/tɑɹˈneɪʃən/
Meaning
1 sensesVery; extremely.
Examples
1 sentencesWhat in tarnation?
ruЧто за чертовщина? — Ooneykcall · CC BY 2.0 FR
Origin
From darnation, influenced by tarnal (from eternal); see darn.From darnation, influenced by tarnal (from eternal); see darn.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more tarnation, most tarnation| Comparative | more tarnation Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tarnation |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.