godforsaken
Americanadjective
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(usually prenominal) desolate; dreary; forlorn
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wicked
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First, the company claims credit for turning central Florida from a godforsaken wasteland into a thriving economic engine for the entire state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
"I am open to whatever will give me the power to defend my constituents against this godforsaken city."
From Reuters ● Jan. 6, 2023
"One of the great decisions you ever made was leaving Ohio State to get out of that godforsaken place and go to LSU," Brady told Burrow, who joined the podcast.
From Fox News ● Feb. 1, 2022
Reader, that joke might be a consequence of the fact that I stayed up until 4 in the godforsaken morning to watch the best gymnasts that the world has ever seen absolutely flipping choke.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2021
“How could they send women to this godforsaken place?”
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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