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.

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blasted British  

/ ˈblɑːstɪd /

adjective

1. blighted or withered

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adjective

1. slang (intensifier)

   a blasted idiot

Other Word Forms

• unblasted adjective

Etymology

Origin of blasted

1545–55; blast (v.) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Sri Lanka were left on the brink after being blasted out for 95 against England to lose by 51 runs a day after New Zealand and Pakistan took a point each from a washout.

From Barron's

Bryan Mbeumo was preferred again ahead of Sesko in a centre forward role and missed his one opportunity early in the second period when he blasted over from a narrow angle.

From Barron's

Then, as the Americans desperately searched for a breakthrough, Hughes blasted a wrist shot into the back of the net—and made history.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was an extraordinary media moment: CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday publicly blasted his own employer over its handling of his interview with Democratic U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

Moderna last week blasted that decision as a case of changing the rules of the game after the fact.

From The Wall Street Journal