people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned"
Used in a Sentence
damned
How to use damned in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for damned.
Editorial note
I'll be damned if any son of mine is going to play an xbox 1080 under my roof!
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Quick take
people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of damned gathered in one view.
expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for damned.
noun
people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned"
adjective
expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
adjective
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls"
See also: cursed, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved
adverb
in a damnable manner; "kindly Arthur--so damnably , politely , endlessly persistent!"
Example sentences
I'll be damned if any son of mine is going to play an xbox 1080 under my roof!
It's a great project that can be so much better, and that's pretty damned awesome to us.
Now... the damned thing shows me "whatever it feels like", whether I quote terms, beg,.... any other suggestions?
The point of this article isn't the damned turtleneck -- the lesson to learn is that Jobs was best friends with Issey Miyake.
It's even worse for the utilities, because they are in a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" position.
It's rare that I indulge myself in making a pithy remark on HN, but this is one of those rare times I will, karma be damned.
Fictional allusions to stellar bodies be damned!The only problem is that most of the world is too busy.
Just an easy way to drop your salary and indoctrinate you - scratch that - it's a god damn uniform - freedom be damned!
As noted below by bosie, "programming" is marked as a verb in the phrase "in programming terms", syntactic context be damned.
Oh, and if I mention a book or some other product, just assume I got a review copy of it gratis and that me getting it has completely biased everything I say. Because, books are like a drug to me, put one in my hand and you own my ass. Ethics be damned!
The local dialog about them in every city is a familiar one- basically “damned dirty immigrants taking our jobs and committing crimes”.
Anything that Apple allowed on this new platform, it was taken as a gift, as it was their platform, so if they wanted to ban an app for "duplicating existing functionality" then openness be damned, it was their product after all.
This has been noted from Jacob Nielsen on forward as the information people are most interested in.• Make damned sure that whatever process or workflow you've created online works, and for as many possible end-user environments as possible.
Proper noun examples
"Damned if they do, damned if they don't.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use damned in a sentence?
I'll be damned if any son of mine is going to play an xbox 1080 under my roof!
What does damned mean?
people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned"
What part of speech is damned?
damned is commonly used as noun, adjective, adverb.