damnedest
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8.9
- adjective
- /ˈdæm.dɪst/
- NSFW
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lo más jodido
- That's the damnedest thing I ever saw.
- the damnedest thing
And right now I am reading Enlightenment, The Damnedest Thing by Jed McKenna, and it is awesome.
- And right now I am reading Enlightenment, The Damnedest Thing by Jed McKenna, and it is awesome.
Examples
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People do the damnedest things and get into the most incredible situations.
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You know, the damnedest thing happened when I was waiting in line at the Chinese restaurant.
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And, you know, the damnedest thing...
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And it's the damnedest thing.
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You get the damnedest things there.
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Well, it's the damnedest thing.
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The damnedest thing is... it was an accident.
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When I go on book tours, it's the damnedest thing.
Academic text (2014) -
Not yet, Steve, but it's the damnedest thing I've ever seen.
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When I found out the news, it was the damnedest surprise of my life!
Synonyms
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2.3
Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand
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Strange or unusual in a way that makes people feel uncomfortable
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4.9
Very surprising and almost impossible to accept as true
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Very strange or surprising in a way you do not expect
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8.3
Very strange or surprising in a funny, unexpected way
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8.8
Very strange or surprising in an unusual way
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Very surprising and impressive and said in a rude way
Antonyms
Idioms
How Strange
Surface Forms
Morphology
damnedest = damned (semi-transparent) = damn + ed + est
Formed from 'damn' → 'damned' + superlative '-est'; the meaning as an emphatic strange/unbelievable is idiomatic rather than a literal superlative.
Etymology
Damnedest comes from the strong word damn, which once meant 'to blame' or 'to call someone guilty', and people began using it to show something very extreme or even 'cursed'. So when you say 'the damnedest thing', you mean the strangest or most surprising thing.