damnable
[dam-nuh-buh l]
- worthy of condemnation.
- detestable, abominable, or outrageous.
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Origin of damnable
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Related Words for damnable
abhorrent, abominable, accursed, blessed, culpable, cursed, depraved, despicable, detestable, execrable, hateful, odious, offensive, outrageous, wicked, blamed, darn, dang, drattedExamples from the Web for damnable
Contemporary Examples of damnable
By the way, this article is not only impious and damnable, it's also almost certainly illegal to read or publish it in Gaza.
Historical Examples of damnable
"It was the result of a man's damnable folly," said K. grimly.
KMary Roberts Rinehart
Oh, no, this damnable spot must not be her last resting-place!
Green MansionsW. H. Hudson
Then I should never have had to encounter the damnable snares of the pulpit!
Salted With FireGeorge MacDonald
The same story is heard everywhere, with "damnable iteration."
Ireland as It IsRobert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
It was a damnable presumption, anyhow, something that only an Englishman could be capable of.
Under Western EyesJoseph Conrad
damnable
- execrable; detestable
- liable to or deserving damnation
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Word Origin and History for damnable
mid-14c., from Old French damnable or directly from Late Latin damnabilis, from Latin damnare (see damn). Related: Damnably.
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