damnedest

[ dam-dist ]

noun

1. best; utmost:

   They did their damnedest to finish on time.

adjective

1. most amazing or extraordinary:

   It was the damnedest coincidence, running into her in Paris after all these years of avoiding each other in Atlanta.

damnedest

/ ˈdæmdɪst /

noun

1. informal.
   utmost; best (esp in the phrases do or try one's damnedest )

Word History and Origins

Origin of damnedest¹

First recorded in 1820–30; damned + -est ¹

Example Sentences

Then again, as you noted, “The Eras Tour” is doing its damnedest to give movie theaters a badly needed shot of adrenaline.

From Los Angeles Times

I do my damnedest to play the part.

From Los Angeles Times

"It can't achieve strategic surprise but it will try its damnedest to achieve operational and tactical surprise. That will involve concealment, camouflage, deception, misinformation which they used quite successfully last autumn."

From Reuters

But the bastions of white power in this country are doing their damnedest to eradicate it.

From Washington Post

Mainstream parties the world over are indeed full of corrupt politicians who often do their damnedest to game the system.

From Salon