damnedest

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective expletives used informally as intensifiers
  2. adjective in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell

Etymology

From damned + -est.

Synonyms

blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal

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