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Damnedest definition: adjectiveSuperlative of damned nounAll that is possible; the utmost: did my damnedest to finish the project on time.

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He wrote a book called “Enlightenment, the Damnedest Thing.”
Damnedest mutant power the Xavier Institute had ever seen: no matter WHAT you put on a scavenger-hunt list, Beth could find it.
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Damnedest thing I ever heard of, Reidinger complained to the Rowan,
Damnedest slipperiest fish you ever saw, and got horns that sting the stuffin's out of you and ----
Damnedest ten days I ever lived through, 'he continued, helping himself to whisky and soda,' and most infernal ten nights, too.
Kodaks clicked, clergymen beamed, ladies said, 'How sweetly picturesque -- poor dears'; the Captain murmured, 'Damnedest scoundrels unhung -- but can't leave 'em to starve'; the 'poor dears' smiled largely and ate wolfishly; Moussa Isa bled, and the great steamer resumed her way.
Damnedest thing I've come across in .. oh, probably two weeks.
Introduction 1. A Campaign That Failed 2. A Fine Pleasure Trip 3. The Damnedest Country Under the Sun 4. Enterprise 5. Heaven on the Half Shell 6. Luxurious Vagrancy 7. The Trouble Begins

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do (one's) damnedest

To put forth the maximum amount of energy or effort toward some task or goal. Money is a little tight at the moment, but I'll do my damnedest to be there for your wedding.I'm doing my damnedest to get a passing grade in this class.

try (one's) damnedest

To put forth the maximum amount of energy or effort toward some task or goal. Money is a little tight at the moment, but I'll try my damnedest to be there for your wedding!I'm trying my damnedest to get a passing grade in this class.

do one's best

Also, do one's level best or one's damnedest . Perform as well as one can, do the utmost possible, as in I'm doing my best to balance this statement, or She did her level best to pass the course, or He did his damnedest to get done in time. The first term dates from the 16th century, but the addition of level, here meaning 'very,' occurred only in the mid-1800s; the variant dates from the late 1800s.

do your damnedest

INFORMAL, RUDE

If you do your damnedest to achieve something, you try as hard as you can to do it. I did my damnedest to persuade her.She was doing her damnedest to look as if she didn't care. Note: People sometimes use try instead of do. Ted tried his damnedest to explain things.

do (or try) your damnedest

do or try your utmost to do something.

The superlative form of the adjective damned is used here as a noun and can mean either ‘your worst’ or (more usually now) ‘your best’, depending on the context.

do/try your ˈdamnedest

(informal) try very hard; make a very great effort: He was doing his damnedest to make me feel uncomfortable so that I would leave.