damned
(dămd)
adjective: damned·er (dăḿdər), damned·est (dăḿdĭst)
- Condemned, especially to eternal punishment.
- Informal Deserving condemnation; detestable: this damned weather.
- Used as an intensive: a damned fool.
adverb: damneder, damnedest.
- Used as an intensive: a damned poor excuse.
noun
- Souls doomed to eternal punishment.
damn
(dăm)
[Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnāre, to condemn, inflict loss upon, from damnum, loss.]
verb: damned, damn·ing, damns.
transitive verb
- To pronounce an adverse judgment upon. See synonyms at condemn
- To bring about the failure of; ruin.
- To condemn as harmful, illegal, or immoral: a cleric who damned gambling and strong drink.
- To condemn to everlasting punishment or a similar fate; doom.
- To swear at.
intransitive verb
- To swear; curse.
interjection
- Used to express anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.
noun
- The saying of “damn” as a curse.
- Informal The least valuable bit; a jot: not worth a damn.
adverb adjective
- Damned.
idioms
- damn well
- Without any doubt; positively: I am damn well going to file charges against him.
derivatives
- damńing·ly
- adverb
