Word Study
blasted
CIDE DICTIONARY
blasted, a.
- Blighted; withered. [1913 Webster]"Upon this blasted heath." [1913 Webster]
- Confounded; accursed; detestable. [1913 Webster]"Some of her own blasted gypsies." [1913 Webster]
- Rent open by an explosive. [1913 Webster]"The blasted quarry thunders, heard remote." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
blasted, adj. & adv.
--attrib.adj. damned; annoying (that blasted dog!).
--adv. colloq. damned; extremely (it's blasted cold).
--attrib.adj. damned; annoying (that blasted dog!).
--adv. colloq. damned; extremely (it's blasted cold).
THESAURUS
blasted
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