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Definition of Durnedest
1. durned [adj] - See also: durned
Lexicographical Neighbors of Durnedest
Literary usage of Durnedest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1912)
"Kitty ivas a picture to look at, and framed up in the durnedest frame your eyes
ever lit on. She wasn't so tall as you'd notice it— she was straight and ..."
2. Sharps and Flats by Eugene Field (1900)
"He's the gol-durnedest fool you ever see in all your born days." The ex-Rev.
George C. Miln once had a similar experience out in Nebraska City. ..."
3. In Sunflower Land: Stories of God's Own Country by Roswell Martin Field (1892)
"Then he crossed over to Jim Cole and said : 'Jim, you're the durnedest liar in
the town, and 1 can prove it. ..."
4. A Captain Unafraid: The Strange Adventures of Dynamite Johny O'Brien as Set by John O'Brien, Horace Herbert Smith (1912)
""It's funny," he said, "that after doing its durnedest to capture you when you
were trying to help out the rebellious ..."
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