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praised with faint damns

praised with faint damns is the simple past and past participle of praise with faint damns.

Meaning of praise with faint damns

Verb

praise with faint damns (third-person singular simple present praises with faint damns, present participle praising with faint damns, simple past and past participle praised with faint damns)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To provide minimal critique, implying that the criticism is the worst that could be said of someone or something.
    • The former accordingly greeted his book with warm approval, and the latter praised it with faint damns.1885, Henry Augustin Beers, Nathaniel Parker Willis, page 194

Questions about praised with faint damns

What is praised with faint damns the simple past and past participle of?
Praised with faint damns is the simple past and past participle of praise with faint damns.

Words near praised with faint damns in the dictionary

  1. praise to the skies
  2. praise with faint damns
  3. praise-worthy
  4. praised
  5. praised to the skies
  6. praised with faint damns
  7. praiseful
  8. praisefully
  9. praisefulness
  10. praiseless
  11. praiselessness

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