darnedest


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darned·est

or darnd·est  (därn′dĭst)
n.
The most possible: I did my darnedest to finish on time.
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darnedest

(ˈdɑːndɪst) or

darndest

n
a euphemistic word for damnedest
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And isn't that all just the darnedest? That one of the biggest, brightest, loveliest, most unbelievably momentous things in my life - in ANY life so blessed, for that matter - is, in the bigger scheme of things, not much of a big 'thing' at all?
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