blasted
Americanadjective
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withered; shriveled; blighted; ruined.
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damned; confounded.
This blasted pen leaked all over my shirt.
adjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- unblasted adjective
Etymology
Origin of blasted
Example Sentences
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“It kind of blasted up beyond our expectations.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
But he also blasted the regime for its control of the strait.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
A week after astronaut Jeremy Hansen blasted off on the historic Artemis II mission to the Moon, his wife Catherine recalled the anxiety and thrill of witnessing the journey from afar.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
When the F-15E came under fire on Friday, the aircrew pulled their ejection handle, which blew the canopy, blasted the seats out of the cockpit and deployed their parachutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
And all the while she was running up and down that blasted staircase she couldn’t stop thinking about the ghost boy in the house, whether she’d be seeing him every day from now on.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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