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Definition of Blasted
1. Adjective. Expletives used informally as intensifiers. "An infernal nuisance"
Similar to: Cursed, Curst
Derivative terms: Damned
Definition of Blasted
1. a. Blighted; withered.
Definition of Blasted
1. Verb. (past of blast) ¹
2. Adjective. Which has been subjected to an explosion. ¹
3. Adjective. (slang slightly dated) Accursed; damned. ¹
4. Adjective. (heraldry) Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless. ¹
5. Adverb. (euphemistic) Damned; extremely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blasted
1. blast [v] - See also: blast
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blasted
Literary usage of Blasted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"THE blasted HERB 11774] ROUSE every generous, thoughtful mind, The rising danger
flee, If you would lasting freedom find. Now then abandon tea. ..."
2. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"THE blasted HERB 11774] ROUSE every generous, thoughtful mind, The rising danger
flee, If you would lasting freedom find. Now then abandon tea. ..."
3. The Seasons by James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch, John Aikin (1811)
"Much yet remains unsung: the rage intense Of brazen-vaulted skies, of iron fields,
Where drought and famine starve the blasted year: Fired by the torch of ..."
4. The Seasons by James Thomson, Patrick Murdoch, John Aikin (1811)
"Much yet remains unsung: the rage intense Of brazen-vaulted skies, of iron fields,
Where drought and famine starve the blasted year: Fired by the torch of ..."
5. English Reader by Lindley Murray (1840)
"... while a whole kingdom trembled before him ; one spirit, which the utmost
stretch of his power could neither subdue nor humble, blasted his triumphs. ..."
6. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Upon my honor, I am not quite sure that I entirely comprehend my own meaning in
some of these blasted allegories; but I remember that I always had a meaning ..."
7. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones (1866)
"Winder's expectations of promotion are blasted. Will he resign ? I think not.
The enemy's accounts of the battle on the Bed River do not agree with the ..."
8. English Reader by Lindley Murray (1840)
"... while a whole kingdom trembled before him ; one spirit, which the utmost
stretch of his power could neither subdue nor humble, blasted his triumphs. ..."
9. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"Upon my honor, I am not quite sure that I entirely comprehend my own meaning in
some of these blasted allegories; but I remember that I always had a meaning ..."
10. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones (1866)
"Winder's expectations of promotion are blasted. Will he resign ? I think not.
The enemy's accounts of the battle on the Bed River do not agree with the ..."
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