Damned
Damned adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: it's a damned fine day
Especially and damned are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Especially" instead an adverb "Damned".
Especially
Especially adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: that university is especially strong in the sciences
Damned and especially are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Damned" instead an adverb "Especially".
Nearby Word: especial
Both words in one sentence
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Especially as being on staff conveys definite benefits to becoming and staying a town leader, ethics be damned.
Source: Video Game / Cantr II - But Bodie seems to have a few secrets of his own, and it especially doesn't help that Bodie is so damned attractive...
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John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, in contrast to most English nobles (especially York and Somerset) was trying his damned hardest to salvage the ground battles in France.
Source: Series / The Hollow Crown
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