"damn well" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} damn well (not comparable)
  1. Emphatically; certainly. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: bloody well, goddamned well, damned well Translations (emphatically): sin duda (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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