"a damn sight" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-a damn sight.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} a damn sight (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) a lot; a great deal. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Related terms: a fuck sight
    Sense id: en-a_damn_sight-en-adv-gjCrtPuU

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-a damn sight.wav [US]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} a damn sight (uncountable)
  1. (colloquial, uncountable) a large amount; a lot. Tags: colloquial, uncountable
    Sense id: en-a_damn_sight-en-noun-yMYEVXqu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62

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