damnably
Britishadverb
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in a detestable manner
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(intensifier)
it was damnably unfair
Example Sentences
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Few who chat with him for more than a minute or two avoid a passionate lecture about how this composer’s scores remain underrated for their sophistication: messily conducted, vulgarly sung and damnably staged.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022
This is due almost entirely to Lucas Hedges’ moving, charismatic and damnably slippery turn.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2018
When things go wrong, though, it's often damnably hard to figure out precisely what happened.
From Scientific American • Nov. 29, 2017
Defying those who want him to take sides, either declaring America damnably racist or ready to embrace colour-blind comity, he calls the country an imperfect work in progress.
From Economist • Sep. 10, 2015
I was nonplussed, and I blurted out that I was astounded that he could not see himself how damnably false this story was.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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