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praises with faint damns

praises with faint damns is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 praises with faint damns

What is praises with faint damns the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Praises with faint damns is the third-person singular simple present indicative of praise with faint damns.

Words near praises with faint damns in the dictionary

  1. praisements
  2. praiser
  3. praisers
  4. praises
  5. praises to the skies
  6. praises with faint damns
  7. praisesome
  8. praisest
  9. praiseth
  10. praiseworthier
  11. praiseworthiest

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