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damnable [ˈdæmnəbəl] adj
1. execrable; detestable 2. liable to or deserving damnation damnableness , damnability n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
damnable adjective (Informal) wicked, offensive, horrible, cursed, atrocious, despicable, culpable, hateful, abominable, accursed, execrable, detestable That's a damnable lie! fine, excellent, worthy, admirable, honourable, exemplary, commendable, creditable, laudable, praiseworthy, meritorious Translations damnable [ˈdæmnəbəl] adj (old-fashioned) [behaviour] → odieux/euse, détestable; [weather] → épouvantable, abominable |
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He said, he doubted not but that all the infidels and hereticks in the world would, if they could, confine honour to their own absurd errors and damnable deceptions; "but honour," says he, "is not therefore manifold, because there are many absurd opinions about it; nor is religion manifold, because there are various sects and heresies in the world. He regarded me with wonderment, and then came the damnable light, glowing and spreading, as I have described it, till his face shone soft and warm, like the summer moon, and then the laugh--"Ha She suspects Miss Jethro of knowing more about that damnable murder than Miss Jethro is willing to acknowledge. |
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