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foredamned

foredamned adjective: damned beforehand. Also the simple past and past participle of foredamn.

Adjective

foredamned (comparative more foredamned, superlative most foredamned)

  1. Damned beforehand
    • O, misery, to be born a man like little Paul foredamned to have forever in his mouth the astringency of the piss in his biting temper!2013, Gerald Kersh, The Implacable Hunter

Also used as

foredamned is also the simple past and past participle of foredamn.

Forms of foredamned

comparativemore foredamned
superlativemost foredamned
alternative formfore-damned

Origin of foredamned

From foredamn + -ed and/or fore- + damned.

Questions about foredamned

What does foredamned mean?
Foredamned means damned beforehand.
What part of speech is foredamned?
Foredamned is an adjective.

Words near foredamned in the dictionary

  1. forecut
  2. forecuts
  3. forecutter
  4. forecutters
  5. foredamn
  6. foredamned
  7. foredate
  8. foredated
  9. foredates
  10. foredating
  11. foredawn

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