damnable
Americanadjective
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worthy of condemnation.
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detestable, abominable, or outrageous.
adjective
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execrable; detestable
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liable to or deserving damnation
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Any claim of further metaphysical elements is unnecessary froth at best or a damnable distraction at worst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
No ensembles have struggled more mightily during the pandemic than choruses, as singers are inevitable spewers of the damnable coronavirus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2021
Our economy is in a coma, the global order looks extremely unsettled and we could still end up with a second, deadlier bloom of this damnable virus.
From Fox News ● Apr. 22, 2020
What threat does he utter to ensure Mayella sticks to their damnable lie, that Tom attacked Mayella after she asked him to take an ax to a piece of furniture in her yard?
From Washington Post ● Jul. 3, 2019
The damnable metal frightened him in its unnaturalness, and he felt already the ignominy of defeat.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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