dampnablely

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dampnably, dampnablysch, dampnabilich, dampnabilly, dampnabylly, dampnabully

Etymology

dampnable +‎ -ly (adverbial).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdam(p)ˈnaːb(l)əliː/, /ˈdam(p)ˈnaːbliː/

Adverb

dampnablely (rare)

1. condemnably, reprehensibly
2. (religion) sinfully, iniquitously
   • a. 1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Parson's Tale, section 38 [1]

     I kan nat seye but that they doon cursedly and dampnably agayns Crist and al the feith of hooly chirche.

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Descendants

• English: damnably

References

• “dampnāblelī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.