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[ dam-dist ] / ˈdæm dɪst /
nounbest; utmost: They did their damnedest to finish on time. adjectivemost amazing or extraordinary: It was the damnedest coincidence, running into her in Paris after all these years of avoiding each other in Atlanta. Origin of damnedestFirst recorded in 1820–30; damned + -est1 Words nearby damnedestdamnable, damnably, damnation, damnatory, damned, damnedest, damned if I do, damned if I don't, damnify, damning, Damn the torpedoes, damn well Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for damnedest"We do our damnedest to produce things with some sense of continuity," David says of the Dodgers. New York’s Greatest Show Or How They Did Not Screw Up ‘Guys and Dolls’|Ross Wetzsteon|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST I did my damnedest to argue that he ought to instead work with me. ‘The Finish’: Mark Bowden on the Hunt for Osama bin Laden|Doug Stanton|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST From the first note to the last, he kept his cool and tried his damnedest to entertain those who cared to listen. Doc Watson, a Legendary Picker, Was Traditional Music’s Best Ambassador|Malcolm Jones|May 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman did their damnedest to find out Monday. Gingrich Wins Another One in Sleepy ‘Debate’ With Huntsman|McKay Coppins|December 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
"I think it's the damnedest, trickiest, most unilateral piece of legalistics I've ever seen," Kennon said bluntly. The Lani People|J. F. Bone He once met Borrow; they boxed; “and Geordie,” says the old man chuckling, “gave me the damnedest hiding.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson Say, Bert's be'n in the damnedest—excuse me—plaguedest temper fer the last two munce as you ever did see. A Little Norsk; Or, Ol' Pap's Flaxen|Hamlin Garland So I promptly did my damnedest to forget all about Isaac Grogan and telenosis. The Telenizer|Don Thompson They'd speak up, and do their damnedest to save their friend. Security|Poul William Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for damnedest
nouninformal utmost; best (esp in the phrases do or try one's damnedest) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to damnedestdarned, lousy, reprobate, infernal, lost, confounded, doomed, blessed, bloody, cursed, bad, accursed, blooming, revolting, condemned, blasted, anathematized, cussed, voodooed, darn |