damnable

adjective

dam·​na·​ble ˈdam-nə-bəl How to pronounce damnable (audio)
1
: liable to or deserving condemnation
2
: very bad : detestable
damnable weather
damnableness noun
damnably adverb

Examples of damnable in a Sentence

this damnable couch is falling apart
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Our Sunday Hot Button Top 10 notes column brings you what’s on our minds, locally and nationally but from a Miami perspective and accentuating stuff that’s big, weird, damnable, funny or otherwise worth needling, as the sports week just past pivots to the week ahead. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2025 Drawing the line isn’t easy, and the damnable thing is that standards change from generation to generation. Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025 Drawing the line isn’t easy, and the damnable thing is that standards change from generation to generation. Daniel Foster, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025 Our Sunday Hot Button Top 10 notes column brings you what’s on our minds, locally and nationally but from a Miami perspective and accentuating stuff that’s big, weird, damnable, funny or otherwise worth needling, as the sports week just past pivots to the week ahead. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for damnable

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of damnable was in the 14th century

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“Damnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damnable. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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damnable

adjective
dam·​na·​ble ˈdam-nə-bəl How to pronounce damnable (audio)
1
: deserving condemnation
damnable conduct
2
: very bad : terrible
damnable weather
damnably adverb

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