DAMNABLY

damned, damnably, cursedly

(adverb) in a damnable manner; “kindly Arthur--so damnably, politely, endlessly persistent!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

damnably (comparative more damnably, superlative most damnably)

In a damnable manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Dam"na*bly, adv.

1. In a manner to incur sever

2. Odiously; detestably; excessively. [Low]

DAMNABLE

Dam"na*ble, a. Etym: [L. damnabilis, fr. damnare: cf. F. damnable. See Damn.]

1. Liable to damnation; deserving, or for which one deserves, to be damned; of a damning nature. A creature unprepared unmeet for dealth, And to transport him in the mind hi is, Were damnable. Shak.

2. Odious; pernicious; detestable. Begin, murderer; . . . leave thy damnable faces. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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