damned
[damd]
/dæmd/
adjective
,
superlative
damnedest,
damndest.
1.
condemned or doomed, especially 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.
Idioms
7.
damned well,
Informal.
certainly or without doubt; emphatically:
You damned well better say you're sorry!
Also,
damn well
.
Origin
1350-1400;
Middle English
dam
(
p
)
ned.
See
damn
,
-ed
2
British Dictionary definitions for
damn well
damned
/
dæmd
/
adjective
1.
condemned to hell
(
as noun
):
the damned
adverb, adjective
(
slang
)
2.
(intensifier):
a damned good try,
a damned liar,
I should damned well think so!
3.
used to indicate amazement, disavowal, or refusal (in such phrases as
I'll be damned
and
damned if I care
)
Slang definitions & phrases for
damn well
damn well
modifier
Certainly; definitely
: you know damn well I have to work
(1941+)
damned
Related Terms
i'll be damned
Idioms and Phrases with
damn well
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.