damned

[ damd ]

/ dæmd /

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adjective, superlative damned·est, damnd·est.

condemned or doomed, especially to eternal punishment: the wailing of damned souls.

detestable; loathsome: Get that damned dog out of here!

complete; absolute; utter: a damned nuisance; a damned fool.

Informal. extraordinary; amazing: It was the damnedest thing I'd ever seen.

noun

the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.

adverb

extremely; very; absolutely: a damned good singer; too damned lazy.

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Idioms about damned

damned well, Informal. certainly or without doubt; emphatically: You damned well better say you're sorry!Also damn well.

Origin of damned

First recorded in 1350–1400, damned is from the Middle English word dam(p)ned.See damn, -ed²

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How to use damned in a sentence

For a fact, I smelt azaleas plain and sweet once; and woke up in the damndest alkali desert you ever see.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
"You've got me beat between you, the cards are stacked against me, I've done my damndest—" and indeed that was true.
The Chalice Of Courage|Cyrus Townsend Brady
That's right; you do your damndest—'angels can do no more,' as the feller said.
Ewing\'s Lady|Harry Leon Wilson
I'm all spread out on the floor with the damndest headache you ever saw.
Twelve Times Zero|Howard Carleton Browne

It's going to be ten miles, across country, across the damndest country you ever saw, Sledge Hume!
The Short Cut|Jackson Gregory

British Dictionary definitions for damned

damned

/ (dæmd) /

adjective

condemned to hell
(as noun)the damned

adverb, adjective slang

(intensifier)a damned good try; a damned liar; I should damned well think so!

used to indicate amazement, disavowal, or refusal (in such phrases as I'll be damned and damned if I care)

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