adjective
- most doggone; used as a superlative to express annoyance, surprise, or emphasis in a mild, euphemistic way
Usage: informal; euphemistic substitute for a stronger expletive; chiefly North American
Examples
- That's the doggonedest thing I've ever seen!
- He's the doggonedest driver on the road—always getting lost.
- The doggonedest luck followed him all week.
- I've never heard the doggonedest excuse like that before.
- That cat is the doggonedest escape artist I know.