damnedest

alternative damndest

1. superlativesuperlative form of damned: most damned; surprising, remarkable, amazing.

   "And the damnedest thing happened. I was dreaming, but in my dream I was dreaming. It was the damnedest thing, really."

   1900, Phillip Gardner, Someone to Crawl Back to, page 107

alternative damndest

1. uncountableOne'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

alternative damndest

1. archaicindicativepastsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple past indicative of damn