- damning
- adjective
Date: 1595
1. bringing damnation <a damning sin> 2. causing or leading to condemnation or ruin <presented some damning testimony> • damningly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Damning — Damn ing, a. That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
damning — index incriminatory, inculpatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
damning — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ strongly suggestive of guilt … English terms dictionary
damning — [[t]dæ̱mɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe evidence or a report as damning, you mean that it suggests very strongly that someone is guilty of a crime or has made a serious mistake. ...a damning report into the government s handling of the… … English dictionary
damning — damn|ing [ˈdæmıŋ] adj proving or showing that someone has done something very bad or wrong ▪ damning evidence of her treachery ▪ a damning report … Dictionary of contemporary English
damning — damn|ing [ dæmıŋ ] adjective showing that something is wrong or bad, or that someone has done something wrong or bad: damning evidence of corruption in the commission a damning report into the way the case was handled … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
damning — adjective damning indictment/comment/account something that shows someone or something is very bad: a damning indictment of the government s economic record … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
damning — UK [ˈdæmɪŋ] / US adjective showing that something is wrong or bad, or that someone has done something wrong or bad damning evidence of corruption in the commission a damning report into the way the case was handled … English dictionary
Damning — Damn Damn (d[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damned} (d[a^]md or d[a^]m n[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damning} (d[a^]m [i^]ng or d[a^]m n[i^]ng).] [OE. damnen dampnen (with excrescent p), OF. damner, dampner, F. damner, fr. L. damnare, damnatum, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
damning — damningly, adv. damningness, n. /dam ing, dam ning/, adj. causing incrimination: damning evidence. [1590 1600; DAMN + ING2] * * * … Universalium
