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meaning of ''damn sure''?

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What is the meaning of damn sure? I know the meaning of sure but can't really guess the meaning of damn sure as a whole. Rather I must say I couldn't figure out that in what way damn is being used. My suggestion is that here damn means ''a minimum amount or degree (as of care or consideration)''.
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damn/damned
is an intensifier, a bit offensive
thus
very sure
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Marius Hancudamn/damned
is an intensifier, a bit offensive
thus
very sure

Emotion: winkAnd, technically, since it is used as an adverb modifying "sure", the proper form would be "damnedly" (if it existed). Happy New Year, everyone!
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Philip Happy New Year, everyone!
Same to you, Philip, and to everybody else here!
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And, technically, since it is used as an adverb modifying "sure", the proper form would be "damnedly" (if it existed).

Why doesn't damnedly exist?

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We don't know. This is how the history of the language worked for this word. Just accept it.
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very very sure
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damn sure means stressing the word "sure"
I mean to say confidently you are saying the information

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