damnable
Americanadjective
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worthy of condemnation.
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detestable, abominable, or outrageous.
adjective
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execrable; detestable
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liable to or deserving damnation
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of damnable
1275–1325; Middle English dam ( p ) nable < Middle French damnable < Late Latin damnābilis, equivalent to Latin damn ( āre ) ( see damn) + -ābilis -able
Example Sentences
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The festival is called Damnable Scribbling, a nod to Mr. Wellman’s favored appellation, the one that graces his website: Damnable Scribbler.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2015
Damnable faint praise for a player who once may have been the best ever, but faint praise is due, for he finally made a birdie at the 16th, tapping in a two-foot putt.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 16, 2013
She says that In Search of Lost Time is: Damnable in its fake heterosexual voyeurism, and its disparaging and dishonest account of homosexuality.
From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2013
An entry filed by someone named Damnable Liar claimed his car accelerated to the moon because of a child seat problem.
From Forbes • Jul. 22, 2010
Damnable enough to betray, but to use love's token in hate's work made it so much worse.
From Quiet Talks about Jesus by Gordon, S. D. (Samuel Dickey)
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