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damnable

[dam-nuh-buh l]
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adjective
  1. worthy of condemnation.
  2. detestable, abominable, or outrageous.

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
Related formsdam·na·ble·ness, dam·na·bil·i·ty, noundam·na·bly, adverb
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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, dratted

Examples 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.

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    Hamas: The Palestinian Fashion Police

    Hussein Ibish

    April 9, 2013

Historical Examples of damnable

  • "It was the result of a man's damnable folly," said K. grimly.

    K

    Mary Roberts Rinehart

  • Oh, no, this damnable spot must not be her last resting-place!

    Green Mansions

    W. H. Hudson

  • Then I should never have had to encounter the damnable snares of the pulpit!

    Salted With Fire

    George MacDonald

  • The same story is heard everywhere, with "damnable iteration."

    Ireland as It Is

    Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

  • It was a damnable presumption, anyhow, something that only an Englishman could be capable of.

    Under Western Eyes

    Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for damnable

damnable

adjective
  1. execrable; detestable
  2. liable to or deserving damnation
Derived Formsdamnableness or damnability, noun
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Word Origin and History for damnable
adj.

mid-14c., from Old French damnable or directly from Late Latin damnabilis, from Latin damnare (see damn). Related: Damnably.

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