"darnedest" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɑːndɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɑɹnˌdɪst/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-darnedest.wav
Etymology: From darned + -est. Etymology templates: {{af|en|darned|-est}} darned + -est Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} darnedest (not comparable)
  1. (euphemistic) Damnedest; most amazing, consternating, etc. Tags: euphemistic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-darnedest-en-adj-lLq5iKhe Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: darndest, darnest, durnedest, durndest

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɑːndɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɑɹnˌdɪst/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-darnedest.wav
Etymology: From darned + -est. Etymology templates: {{af|en|darned|-est}} darned + -est Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} darnedest (uncountable)
  1. (US) Damnedest; one's best effort. Tags: US, uncountable Derived forms: do one's darnedest
    Sense id: en-darnedest-en-noun-PBfOD81s Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -est, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -est: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: darndest, darnest, durnedest, durndest

Alternative forms

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