godforsaken

[ god-fer-sey-kuhn, god-fer-sey- ]

adjective

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. desolate; remote; deserted:

   They live in some godforsaken place 40 miles from the nearest town.

   Synonyms: lonely, dreary, bleak

2. wretched; neglected; pitiable.

   Synonyms: miserable, forlorn

godforsaken

/ ˈɡɒdfəˌseɪkən; ˌɡɒdfəˈseɪkən /

adjective

1. usually prenominal desolate; dreary; forlorn
2. wicked

Word History and Origins

Origin of godforsaken¹

First recorded in 1855–60; God + forsaken

Example Sentences

What’s actually there behind another list that consecrates the same albums that always appear on such lists, plus, for some godforsaken reason, Travis Scott’s Astroworld?

From Slate

Perhaps the most consistent features of originalist decisions are their density and verbosity: To determine whether a purported right is sufficiently “deeply rooted” in “history and tradition,” justices and judges conduct meandering surveys of English common law, quote the dusty treatises of mononymic philosophers, and parse the hastily scribbled notes of founding-era legislators who wrote the letter S, for some godforsaken reason, as F. The majority opinion in Dobbs v.

From Slate

“I can’t. I already saved your godforsaken life.”

From Literature

As Samir turned and started down the hill, he said, “Sold, at one bolt, one godforsaken life.”

From Literature

I had just a few final preparations before I could leave this godforsaken planet.

From Literature