darnedest

or darnd·est

[ dahrn-dist ]

noun, adjectiveInformal.
  1. (used euphemistically) damnedest.

Origin of darnedest

1
First recorded in 1830–35; darned1 + -est1

Words Nearby darnedest

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How to use darnedest in a sentence

  • "You certainly have the darnedest luck in backing the right horse," exclaimed a rival pork-packer enviously.

    The Red Cross Girl | Richard Harding Davis
  • I tried my darnedest to get some of the fellows to come with me.

    Two on the Trail | Hulbert Footner
  • Badger-face, sez Horace, youre the darnedest bother of a man I ever saw.

    Friar Tuck | Robert Alexander Wason

British Dictionary definitions for darnedest

darnedest

/ (ˈdɑːndɪst) /


noun
  1. a euphemistic word for damnedest

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