1
: damnable
this damned smog
3
: extraordinary
—used in the superlative
the damnedest contraption you ever saw
variants
or damndest
Examples of damned in a Sentence
Adjective
only a damned fool would say such a thing
Adverb
it's a damned fine day
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Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2026
O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
David Harris,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
When they’re written in a screenplay, the writer will try their damnedest to give you a rough idea.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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Adjective
And, limitations be damned, so does the rest of Kaufman’s subsequent GBC work.
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Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2026
O’Connor’s harrowing depictions of the effects of irresistible grace on the willfully self-damned aren’t everyone’s chalice of wine.
—
Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
Adverb
Listening to Gish, recently reissued on vinyl for its 35th anniversary, is a good reminder that the Smashing Pumpkins started out a damned fine rock band.
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David Harris,
SPIN,
2 June 2026
But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
In the quarter millennium since, scholars and activists have in different ways done their damnedest to wipe the smirk off his face.
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Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
When they’re written in a screenplay, the writer will try their damnedest to give you a rough idea.
—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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“Damned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damned. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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