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damndest

damndest is the alternative form of damnedest.

Meaning of damnedest

Noun

damnedest (uncountable)

  1. One's best effort.
    • "Fancy was doing her damnedest to pull her own oar and the boys were tripping all over themselves to treat her like a lady."1991, Cathy Cash Spellman, Paint the Wind, page 148

Questions about damndest

What is damndest the alternative form of?
Damndest is the alternative form of damnedest.

Words near damndest in the dictionary

  1. damnations
  2. damnatory
  3. damnd
  4. damnded
  5. damnder
  6. damndest
  7. damnding
  8. damnds
  9. damned
  10. damned by association
  11. damned if I know

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