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adj
superlative form of damned: most damned; surprising, remarkable, amazing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, superlative
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noun
One's best effort.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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verb
second-person singular simple past indicative of damn
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, form-of, indicative, past, second-person, singular
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History
Etymology tree English damned Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *-tHós Proto-Indo-European *-istHos Proto-Germanic *-istaz Proto-West Germanic *-ist Old English -est Middle English -est English -est English damnedest From damned + -est.
