blasted

American

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

adjective

withered; shriveled; blighted; ruined.
damned; confounded.

This blasted pen leaked all over my shirt.

blasted British

/ ˈblɑːstɪd /

adjective

blighted or withered

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adjective

slang (intensifier)

a blasted idiot

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Other Word Forms

unblasted

adjective

Etymology

Origin of blasted

1545–55; blast (v.) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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Several are surrounded by ejecta blankets, debris blasted outward during the original impacts.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Freedman blasted the motion as “one of the most abhorrent examples of abusing our legal system.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"I opened up the lounge curtains just to be blasted with blue lights," he explained.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The Pentagon blasted as cherry picking and false a news report saying that the department assessed it could take six months to completely clear the Strait of Hormuz of Iranian-laid mines.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

He hadn’t put on the blasted ring in months, hadn’t so much as looked in the direction of a ghost.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

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