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damned

  [damd] adjective, superlative damned⋅est, damnd⋅est, noun, adverb
Use damn well in a Sentence
–adjective
1. condemned or doomed, esp. to eternal punishment: the wailing of damned souls.
2. detestable; loathsome: Get that damned dog out of here!
3. complete; absolute; utter: a damned nuisance; a damned fool.
4. Informal. extraordinary; amazing: It was the damnedest thing I'd ever seen.
–noun
5. the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
–adverb
6. extremely; very; absolutely: a damned good singer; too damned lazy.
—Idiom
7. damned well, Informal. certainly or without doubt; emphatically: You damned well better say you're sorry! Also, damn well.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME dam(p)ned. See damn, -ed 2
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damn   (dām)   
v.   damned, damn·ing, damns

v.   tr.

  1. To pronounce an adverse judgment upon. See Synonyms at condemn.

  2. To bring about the failure of; ruin.

  3. To condemn as harmful, illegal, or immoral: a cleric who damned gambling and strong drink.

  4. To condemn to everlasting punishment or a similar fate; doom.

  5. To swear at.

v.   intr.
To swear; curse.
interj.  Used to express anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.
n.  

  1. The saying of "damn" as a curse.

  2. Informal The least valuable bit; a jot: not worth a damn.

adv.   & adj.
Damned.

[Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnāre, to condemn, inflict loss upon, from damnum, loss.]
damn'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases

damn well

Also, damned well. Certainly, without doubt; emphatically. For example, You damn well better improve your grades, or I know damned well that he's leaving me out. The damn in this phrase is mainly an intensifier.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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