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blasted

American  
[blas-tid, blah-stid] / ˈblæs tɪd, ˈblɑ stɪd /

adjective

  1. withered; shriveled; blighted; ruined.

  2. damned; confounded.

    This blasted pen leaked all over my shirt.


blasted British  
/ ˈblɑːstɪd /

adjective

  1. blighted or withered

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adjective

  1. slang (intensifier)

    a blasted idiot

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • unblasted adjective

Etymology

Origin of blasted

1545–55; blast (v.) + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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The prior mission, Artemis I, blasted off in 2022, testing NASA’s huge space launch systems, or SLS, and the Orion spacecraft External link, which circled the moon without a crew.

From Barron's

The drums that had led me here blasted from one of the cars in the lot and my heartbeat fell into rhythm with them.

From Literature

My ego soared when a few mornings later, the app said, “Call an architect! Your readiness just blasted through the roof!”

From The Wall Street Journal

McKechnie stepped up and blasted a powerful strike... against the upper side of the crossbar.

From BBC

It blasted above the 50-week simple moving average starting with a bullish piercing line and engulfing candle in late February.

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