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What (who) is damned - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
The Damned (movie); The Damned (film); The Damned; Damned (disambiguation); The Damned (disambiguation)
damned
1.
Damned is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry or frustrated. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
They're a damned nuisance.
ADJ: ADJ n [emphasis]
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Damned is also an adverb.
We are making a damned good profit, I tell you that.
ADV: ADV adj/adv
2.
If someone says 'I'm damned if I'm going to do it' or 'I'll be damned if I'll do it', they are emphasizing that they do not intend to do something and think it is unreasonable for anyone to expect them to do it. (INFORMAL, RUDE)
PHRASE: V inflects [emphasis]
Damned
·adj Hateful; detestable; abominable.
II. Damned ·Impf & ·p.p. of Damn.
III. Damned ·adj Sentenced to punishment in a future state; condemned; consigned to perdition.
damned
[damd]
¦ adjective informal used to emphasize one's anger or frustration.
?(damnedest) N. Amer. used to emphasize the surprising nature of something: the damnedest thing I ever saw.
Phrases
do (or try) one's damnedest do (or try) one's utmost.
Wikipedia
Damned
Damned or The Damned may refer to:
- Damnation, a concept of divine punishment and torment, and use of the term as a profanity
Examples of use of damned
1. He‘s damned if he‘s no good, damned if he‘s too dashing, damned if he stays and damned if he comes home.
2. Damned if he did, damned if he didn‘t; he is also damned if he echoes the PM and damned if he differs.
3. They‘re damned if they do and damned if they don‘t.
4. "They are damned if they do (respond) and damned if they don‘t," he said.
5. But they were damned if they did and damned if they don‘t in this case.