What's the difference between damnable and damnably?

Damnable


Definition:

  • (a.) Liable to damnation; deserving, or for which one deserves, to be damned; of a damning nature.
  • (a.) Odious; pernicious; detestable.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But most damnable is that this case has taken place in the arena of medicine, where reasonable criticism of each others' practises should never be stifled, for one simple reason: it's possible, in medicine, to do enormous harm, even when you set out with the best of intentions.
  • (2) Yet, through the final third of the 20th century, rheumy-eyed, scarred and bent-nosed ancients would shake their heads at his virtuosities, sigh, and insist that the big, bold champions of their far tougher olden days would have ambushed, cornered, speared and most damnably done for the swankpot in no time.
  • (3) 10.15am: Jeff Sessions gave robust opening remarks , in which he defended his law-and-order conservatism while dismissing allegations of racism against him as “damnably false charges”.
  • (4) Also says: “This country does not punish its political enemies.” Amid protests, Sessions also attacks claims against him of racism as “damnably false charges”, and pledges to protect minorities and women.
  • (5) Why, why, why, damnable government?” beseeched Inés Abraján.
  • (6) From the tricky problems of inheritance to servants and damnable new technology such as "lights, phones and cars" the course has it covered.
  • (7) It is not what you would call a damnable oversight but if Manchester United had developed a colour-coded handkerchief system at any point in the club’s 138-year history, then fans at Old Trafford would now have an easy way to indicate what they think should be done with Rooney: green, say, for ‘let him play his way back into form’, white for ‘take him out of the firing line for a while’, pink for ‘try a new position’ and brown for ‘get rid’.
  • (8) Jeff Sessions described allegations of bigotry that have dogged his career as “damnably false charges” during a confirmation hearing that was repeatedly interrupted by furious demonstrators chanting: “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.” “I abhor the Klan and what it represents, and its hateful ideology,” Sessions told the Senate judiciary committee.
  • (9) The dream says that if you work hard enough, you can make it in the US, and it is a damnable idea if ever there was one.
  • (10) The trouble for those of us who see human freedom as a human right and who therefore believe that we have a duty to support people who demand democratic government for themselves is that the choices involved can be damnably hard.
  • (11) But when something as damnable for the BBC seems to go wrong, then clear problems of leadership follow.

Damnably


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a manner to incur severe censure, condemnation, or punishment.
  • (adv.) Odiously; detestably; excessively.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But most damnable is that this case has taken place in the arena of medicine, where reasonable criticism of each others' practises should never be stifled, for one simple reason: it's possible, in medicine, to do enormous harm, even when you set out with the best of intentions.
  • (2) Yet, through the final third of the 20th century, rheumy-eyed, scarred and bent-nosed ancients would shake their heads at his virtuosities, sigh, and insist that the big, bold champions of their far tougher olden days would have ambushed, cornered, speared and most damnably done for the swankpot in no time.
  • (3) 10.15am: Jeff Sessions gave robust opening remarks , in which he defended his law-and-order conservatism while dismissing allegations of racism against him as “damnably false charges”.
  • (4) Also says: “This country does not punish its political enemies.” Amid protests, Sessions also attacks claims against him of racism as “damnably false charges”, and pledges to protect minorities and women.
  • (5) Why, why, why, damnable government?” beseeched Inés Abraján.
  • (6) From the tricky problems of inheritance to servants and damnable new technology such as "lights, phones and cars" the course has it covered.
  • (7) It is not what you would call a damnable oversight but if Manchester United had developed a colour-coded handkerchief system at any point in the club’s 138-year history, then fans at Old Trafford would now have an easy way to indicate what they think should be done with Rooney: green, say, for ‘let him play his way back into form’, white for ‘take him out of the firing line for a while’, pink for ‘try a new position’ and brown for ‘get rid’.
  • (8) Jeff Sessions described allegations of bigotry that have dogged his career as “damnably false charges” during a confirmation hearing that was repeatedly interrupted by furious demonstrators chanting: “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA.” “I abhor the Klan and what it represents, and its hateful ideology,” Sessions told the Senate judiciary committee.
  • (9) The dream says that if you work hard enough, you can make it in the US, and it is a damnable idea if ever there was one.
  • (10) The trouble for those of us who see human freedom as a human right and who therefore believe that we have a duty to support people who demand democratic government for themselves is that the choices involved can be damnably hard.
  • (11) But when something as damnable for the BBC seems to go wrong, then clear problems of leadership follow.

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