damnableEnglishOxford New American Dictionarydamnable /ˈdamnəb(ə)l, ˈdæmnəb(ə)l / ▸ adjective 1 extremely bad or unpleasant: leave this damnable place behind. 2 subject to or worthy of divine condemnation: suicide was thought damnable in the Middle Ages. – DERIVATIVES damnably /ˈdam(n)əblē, ˈdæm(n)əbli / adverb– ORIGIN Middle English (in damnable (SENSE 2)): from Old French dam(p)nable, from Latin dam(p)nabilis, from dam(p)nare ‘inflict loss on’ (see damn).