damned
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5.6
- adjective
- /dæmd/
- NSFW
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maldito
- I worked so damned hard to finish this project on time.
- a damned thing
- damned well
- damned if she knows
I just played the best damn maid role written.
- I just played the best damn maid role written.
- The world is so damn, it's so damn fast.
- Like you know damn well there's an update.
- But they're so damn tight on the waist.
- It's you know, it's like damn near raining still in in Cali.
- It's so God damn sad and it's pathetic.
- Like worked so damn hard for what?
- You can't be shocked if somebody runs in through a damn doggy door, homie.
- The one of them ditch crawfish right out the damn ditch bank.
Examples
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However, applied anthropologists often find themselves in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" situation.
Academic text (1994) -
So this is like damn near cutting edge.
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And I was like, damn, that does look like me.
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Like worked so damn hard for what?
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The world is so damn, it's so damn fast.
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Now I know that sounds hellish, but damn, it's been so good.
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I didn't want to feel so damn busy and burnt out.
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Some may say I'm just too damn cocky.
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And I'll be damned if I'm going to let my election be ruined by this asshole!
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That movie was so damned good that I want to see it again.
Synonyms
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7.5
Shows that something is very strong or important
659
9.2
Shows strong anger, annoyance, or surprise in rude informal speech
121
9.9
Shows strong anger or annoyance in a rude way
27
7.4
An informal word that makes a feeling stronger, for example very tired
14
7.4
Used before a noun to show strong anger or annoyance
9
9.9
Adds strong anger or surprise to what you say
5
8.6
Put before a word to show mild annoyance or strong feeling
4
6.2
To a very great degree
2
3.9
To a very high degree
1
8.1
In a way that makes something very bad or annoying
1
5.3
Having bad luck because of a magic spell, sometimes used to show anger or strong feeling
1
9.9
Very extreme and surprising that people use to show strong feeling
1
9.0
Used before a word to show mild anger or surprise
1
9.9
A word people say before an adjective to show strong annoyance or emphasis
To try very hard to do something
An informal word meaning very, often used in New England
In a very annoying and unpleasant way
A mild rude word that you put before a noun to show annoyance
Put before a noun to show strong annoyance
To try very hard to do something
Often comes before a word to show anger or surprise
Very bad and annoying
An old word used to show anger or strong dislike
Idioms
People treat you as bad because you are connected to someone who did wrong
A situation where any choice leads to trouble or criticism
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the informal use of damned as a strong word is to think it came from damnare 'to condemn' — people used the idea of being 'cursed' or sent to hell as a fierce insult, and over time damned began to be used simply to add force or mean 'very' in speech.