damned
/dæmd/
damned adjective: godforsaken. Also the variant of profane damn.
Adjective
damned (comparative damneder or damnder or more damned, superlative damnedest or damndest or most damned)
- Godforsaken.
- You're children of the damned // like candles, watch them burn // burning in the light // you'll burn again tonight.1982, Iron Maiden, “Children of the Damned”
- Synonyms:
- accursed, fey, ever-damned, reprobate, condemned, cursed, star-crossed, sunk, cussed, dead meat
Adverb
damned (comparative more damned, superlative most damned)
- Very.
- What's so damned important about a football game?
- […] Jacques Cartier found the new country quite exciting, gleefully naming it Canada, from the Eskimo word canuck, which I’m told means, “I’m damned sick of all this snow and that polar bear tried to eat me.”2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “The murky world from whence it all came” (chapter 2), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 49
Also used as
damned is also the variant of profane damn.
damned is also the ellipsis of I'll be damned.
damned is also the simple past and past participle of damn.
damned meaning in Indonesian
damned in Indonesian
- god-forsaken
- bedebah
Synonyms of damned
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Forms of damned
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | damneder |
| comparative | damnder |
| comparative | more damned |
| superlative | damnedest |
| superlative | damndest |
| superlative | most damned |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more damned |
| superlative | most damned |
Words formed from damned
Phrases with damned
Words that rhyme with damned
Questions about damned
- What does damned mean?
- Damned means godforsaken.
- What is damned in Indonesian?
- Damned in Indonesian is bedebah. See Damned meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is damned?
- Damned can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce damned?
- Damned is pronounced /dæmd/.
Words near damned in the dictionary
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