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• superlative of damned.

damnedest

American  

[dam-dist] / ˈdæm dɪst /

noun

1. best; utmost.

   They did their damnedest to finish on time.

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adjective

1. most amazing or extraordinary.

   It was the damnedest coincidence, running into her in Paris after all these years of avoiding each other in Atlanta.

damnedest British  

/ ˈdæmdɪst /

noun

1. informal utmost; best (esp in the phrases do or try one's damnedest )

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Etymology

Origin of damnedest

First recorded in 1820–30; damned + -est ¹

Example Sentences

He scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, a post-season record that still stands despite future Warriors like Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant trying their damnedest to knock it down.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

“We’re doing our damnedest to get this right,” said Steven Siegel, a board member of the Colorado Healing Fund.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2023

"It can't achieve strategic surprise but it will try its damnedest to achieve operational and tactical surprise. That will involve concealment, camouflage, deception, misinformation which they used quite successfully last autumn."

From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023

“I just think that it’s a really major part of the American contribution to the history of comedy. I like to try my damnedest to keep it alive,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022

“No. It’s, like, the damnedest thing. The cameraman and others who were there say he just vanished.”

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven