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as be damned

as be damned prepositional phrase: as possible; to the greatest extent.

Prepositional phrase

  1. As possible; to the greatest extent.
    • I sud ha' been here as early as Maistress McCorkindale, but my devils o' boatmen are as stupid as mules, and as lazy as be damned.1833, Thomas Dibdin, Lily of St. Leonards, London: John Dicks, page 3, column 2
    • “But they were as fit as be-damned when I left them!” said Bobby. “Then you'd better make them as fit as be-damned when you rejoin,” said the Major, brutally.1889, Rudyard Kipling, “Only A Subaltern”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 145

Questions about as be damned

What does as be damned mean?
As be damned means as possible; to the greatest extent.
What part of speech is as be damned?
As be damned is a prepositional phrase.

Words near as be damned in the dictionary

  1. as an aside
  2. as and when
  3. as anything
  4. as Australian as Vegemite
  5. as balls
  6. as be damned
  7. as best as one can
  8. as best one can
  9. as big as life
  10. as broad as long
  11. as built

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