damnable

[ dam-nuh-buh l ]

/ ˈdæm nə bəl /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR damnable ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

worthy of condemnation.

detestable, abominable, or outrageous.

Nearby words

dammit, damn, damn the torpedoes, damn well, damn with faint praise, damnable, damnably, damnation, damnatory, damned, damned if i do, damned if i don't

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 forms

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for 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.
Hamas: The Palestinian Fashion Police|Hussein Ibish|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Sold again, by all that's wonderful—I had almost said by all that's damnable, though it isn't exactly that.
Notes of a Son and Brother|Henry James
It's the most damnable interest I ever heard tell of, either in this world or any other.'
The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent|S.M. Hussey
That was a rotten thing that happened up on the hill to-day, Quinlan—a damnable thing.
The Thunders of Silence|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb

Nay, he is a damnable scoundrel who could betray your trustfulness to your own sweet face.
The Light of Scarthey|Egerton Castle
The Minions of Midas carried on their damnable work unhampered.
Moon-Face and Other Stories|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for damnable

damnable

/ (ˈdæmnəbəl) /

adjective

execrable; detestable

liable to or deserving damnation

Derived Forms

damnableness or damnability, noun

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