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adjective
1.
most amazing or extraordinary.
noun
2.
best; utmost: They did their damnedest to finish on time.
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Damnedest
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adjective
1.
condemned or doomed, especially to eternal punishment: the wailing of damned souls.
2.
detestable; loathsome: Get that damned dog out of here!
3.
complete; absolute; utter: a damned nuisance; a damned fool.
4.
Informal. extraordinary; amazing: It was the damnedest thing I'd ever seen.
noun
5.
the damned, those condemned to suffer eternal punishment.
adverb
Idiom6.
extremely; very; absolutely: a damned good singer; too damned lazy.
7.
damned well, Informal. certainly or without doubt; emphatically: You damned well better say you're sorry! Also, damn well.
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Word Origin & History
damnedest
also damndest, originally damnedst 1830, superlative of damned (see damn).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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