Dictionary
1damned
adjective \ˈdam(d)\
damned·er \ˈdam-dər\ damned·est or damnd·est \-dəst\
Definition of DAMNED
1
: damnable <this damned smog>
3
: extraordinary —used in the superlative <the damnedest contraption you ever saw>
ADVERTISEMENT
First Known Use of DAMNED
1596
Related to DAMNED
- Synonyms
- all-out, arrant, blank, blooming [chiefly British], bodacious [Southern & Midland], categorical (also categoric), clean, complete, consummate, cotton-picking, crashing, damn, absolute, dead, deadly, definite, downright, dreadful, fair, flat, flat-out, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plumb, profound, pure, rank, regular, sheer, simple, stark, stone, straight-out, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unadulterated, unalloyed, unconditional, unmitigated, unqualified, utter, very
2damned
adverb \ˈdam(d)\
Definition of DAMNED
First Known Use of DAMNED
1757
Related to DAMNED
- Synonyms
- achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, very, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
- Antonyms
- little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
Learn More About DAMNED
Browse
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up damned? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).