damnedestadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈdamdᵻst/, U.S.

/ˈdæmdəst/

Forms: 1800s– damdest, 1800s– damndest, 1800s– damnedest.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: damned adj., -est suffix.

Etymology: < damned adj. + -est suffix.

A. adj.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). With the. The most striking, exceptional, or remarkable (in either a positive or negative sense). Also: the most unusual or surprising; frequently in the damnedest thing. Cf. goddamned adj. 2.

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1810 J. Robinson Savage i. 7 Nothing is more common than to hear a man boast of having swallowed so many oysters, eaten so many eggs, devoured so many pounds of beef steaks, &c... Why, they hope to have it said..that ‘John Gormand is the damnedest fellow to eat that ever lived.’

1893 J. M. Searles Life & Times Civil Engineer 62 Why, Major, this is the damnedest place for bugs I ever struck.

1941 Short Stories 10 May 155/1 You've got the damndest way of goin' at things—but it gen'ly works.

1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Nov. 32/2 The first time I saw John he was dressed in white, with an impossible tan and the damnedest gold watch I had ever seen.

2014 M. C. Bryan Death of Irish Diva iii. 14 Well, now, if that wasn't the damnedest thing she'd ever heard. Vera questioned about a murder. She just never knew what was going to happen in Cumberland Creek these days.

B. n.

one's damnedest.

a. One's very best; the utmost one can do.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one's best endeavour

devoir1362

darned1844

one's level best1851

1827 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 20 June I hate the present ministration as I do a pole-cat... I have done my damndest to castigate all them which supports it.

1932 S. Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm xx. 268 Reuben..gave her thirty pounds with which to do her damndest.

1958 H. M. Hayward & M. Harari tr. B. Pasternak Dr. Zhivago i. vi. 183 Now, do your damnedest to get hold of a cab.

2013 Times 14 Nov. (Times2 section) 9/2 When I became his musical director I became an employee. And I tried my damnedest to make sure I always delivered.

b. The utmost evil or harm that one can do; = one's worst.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [noun] > action > the worst one can do

one's worstc1425

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. ii. i. 90 The pigs may do their damnedst with me.

1891 H. Herman His Angel 176 Now do your damnedest at your peril.

1977 Citizen Dec. 14/2 The time will arrive..when South Africa will have no option, small as it is, to say to the world: So far and no further, do your damnesdest if you so wish!

2012 @VanCityJ 21 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 18 Feb. 2022) Dear Week, bring it on. Do your damndest, try 'n break me - it don't matter 'cause I'm goin' to @therealpackad on Friday. #invincible

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	damnedest
释义	damnedestadj.n. Brit. /ˈdamdᵻst/, U.S. /ˈdæmdəst/ Forms: 1800s– damdest, 1800s– damndest, 1800s– damnedest. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: damned adj., -est suffix. Etymology: < damned adj. + -est suffix. A. adj. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). With the. The most striking, exceptional, or remarkable (in either a positive or negative sense). Also: the most unusual or surprising; frequently in the damnedest thing. Cf. goddamned adj. 2. ΚΠ 1810 J. Robinson Savage i. 7 Nothing is more common than to hear a man boast of having swallowed so many oysters, eaten so many eggs, devoured so many pounds of beef steaks, &c... Why, they hope to have it said..that ‘John Gormand is the damnedest fellow to eat that ever lived.’ 1893 J. M. Searles Life & Times Civil Engineer 62 Why, Major, this is the damnedest place for bugs I ever struck. 1941 Short Stories 10 May 155/1 You've got the damndest way of goin' at things—but it gen'ly works. 1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Nov. 32/2 The first time I saw John he was dressed in white, with an impossible tan and the damnedest gold watch I had ever seen. 2014 M. C. Bryan Death of Irish Diva iii. 14 Well, now, if that wasn't the damnedest thing she'd ever heard. Vera questioned about a murder. She just never knew what was going to happen in Cumberland Creek these days. B. n. one's damnedest. a. One's very best; the utmost one can do. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one's best endeavour devoir1362 darned1844 one's level best1851 1827 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 20 June I hate the present ministration as I do a pole-cat... I have done my damndest to castigate all them which supports it. 1932 S. Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm xx. 268 Reuben..gave her thirty pounds with which to do her damndest. 1958 H. M. Hayward & M. Harari tr. B. Pasternak Dr. Zhivago i. vi. 183 Now, do your damnedest to get hold of a cab. 2013 Times 14 Nov. (Times2 section) 9/2 When I became his musical director I became an employee. And I tried my damnedest to make sure I always delivered. b. The utmost evil or harm that one can do; = one's worst. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [noun] > action > the worst one can do one's worstc1425 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. ii. i. 90 The pigs may do their damnedst with me. 1891 H. Herman His Angel 176 Now do your damnedest at your peril. 1977 Citizen Dec. 14/2 The time will arrive..when South Africa will have no option, small as it is, to say to the world: So far and no further, do your damnesdest if you so wish! 2012 @VanCityJ 21 Nov. in twitter.com (accessed 18 Feb. 2022) Dear Week, bring it on. Do your damndest, try 'n break me - it don't matter 'cause I'm goin' to @therealpackad on Friday. #invincible This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < adj.n.1810
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