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damned

American  
[damd] / dæmd /

adjective

superlative

damnedest, damndest

  1. condemned or doomed, especially to eternal punishment.

    the wailing of damned souls.

  2. detestable; loathsome.

    Get that damned dog out of here!

  3. complete; absolute; utter.

    a damned nuisance; a damned fool.

  4. Informal. extraordinary; amazing.

    It was the damnedest thing I'd ever seen.

noun

  1. the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.

adverb

  1. extremely; very; absolutely.

    a damned good singer; too damned lazy.

idioms

  1. damned well, certainly or without doubt; emphatically: Also damn well.

    You damned well better say you're sorry!
damned British  
/ dæmd /

adjective

    1. condemned to hell

    2. ( as noun )

      the damned
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    a damned good try

    a damned liar

    I should damned well think so!

  2. used to indicate amazement, disavowal, or refusal (in such phrases as I'll be damned and damned if I care )

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of damned

First recorded in 1350–1400, damned is from the Middle English word dam(p)ned. See damn, -ed 2

Example Sentences

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"Damned time," Totti professed to his adoring faithful afterwards.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Would there have been the infamous 44 days of Brian Clough and the Damned United?

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Damned if you do, and damned if you don’t.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 19, 2025

The Damned soon would accompany the Pistols on a brief tour.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025

"Damned badly. He had a chance to behave so well."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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