damnable

[ dam-nuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. worthy of condemnation.
2. detestable, abominable, or outrageous.

damnable

/ ˈdæmnəbəl /

adjective

1. execrable; detestable
2. liable to or deserving damnation

Derived Forms

• ˈdamnableness, noun

Other Words From

• damna·ble·ness damna·bili·ty noun
• damna·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of damnable¹

1275–1325; Middle English dam ( p ) nable < Middle French damnable < Late Latin damnābilis, equivalent to Latin damn ( āre ) ( damn ) + -ābilis -able