blasted

English

WOTD – 20 November 2008

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈblɑːst.ɪd/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈblæst.ɪd/
Audio (US) (file)

Verb

blasted

simple past tense and past participle of blast

Adjective

blasted (not comparable)

Which has been subjected to an explosion.
The remains of the blasted tank were testament to the power of the landmine it had hit.
Which has been subjected to violent gusts of wind.
(colloquial) Accursed; damned.
I’ve tried for 2 hours to make this blasted part fit, and it still won’t go in.
(heraldry) Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless.
Intoxicated, drunk.
Dude, we got blasted last night.

Synonyms

(subjected to explosion):
(exposed to wind):
(cursed): See Thesaurus:damned
(tree with no leaves):
(intoxicated): See Thesaurus:drunk

Translations

Describing something that has been subjected to explosion

Finnish: räjähtänyt (fi)
Italian: maledetto (it)

Romanian: distrus (ro) m or n
Russian: взорванный (ru) (vzorvannyj)

describing something that has been exposed to violent gusts of wind

Maori: ngingio

cursed

Finnish: kirottu (fi), pahuksen (fi)
French: fichu (fr)
German: verdammt (de), verflucht (de), vermaledeit (de)

Romanian: blestemat (ro) m or n, afurisit (ro) m or n
Russian: проклятый (ru) (prokljatyj), окаянный (ru) (okajannyj)
Swedish: fördömd, nedrans (sv), jädrans (sv), sabla (sv)

heraldry, of a tree whose branches bear no leaves

Finnish: lehdetön (fi)
French: effeuillé (fr), sec (fr), mort (fr)

Romanian: despuiat de frunze m or n, sterp (ro) m or n, mort (ro) m or n
Swedish: kal (sv), bar (sv), naken (sv)

Adverb

blasted (comparative more blasted, superlative most blasted)

(euphemistic) Damned; extremely.
That dog is so blasted stubborn.

Anagrams

baldest, stabled

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