damned well
Without any doubt
Damned well is an emphatic intensifier meaning certainly, definitely, or without question: You know damned well what I meant.
It often carries frustration or indignation, insisting the listener already knows or should know something.
The phrase adds force to verbs of knowing, understanding, or expectation: He damned well better show up.
- absolutelyCompletely, without exception
- emphaticallyWith strong emphasis
- darn rightEmphatic affirmation phrase
- positivelyWith complete certainty
- make no mistakeEmphatic assertion of certainty
you better believe it · for sure · you bet · dead certain · without a doubt · undeniably · unquestionably · beyond question · plain as day · no doubt · assuredly · confoundedly · definitively · unequivocally · necessarily · firmly · without fail · certainly
damned wellpolitely
With good manners
with all due respect · if I may · respectfully · humbly · deferentially
damned wellreluctantly
With obvious unwillingness
hesitantly · uncertainly · doubtfully · I suppose · I guess
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