blasted

WOTD - 20 November 2008    

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈblɑːst.ɪd/
• (US) IPA: /ˈblæst.ɪd/

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Verb

blasted

1. Simple past tense and past participle of blast.

Adjective

blasted (not comparable)

1. Which has been subjected to an explosion.

   The remains of the blasted tank were testament to the power of the landmine it had hit.

2. (slang, slightly dated) Accursed; damned.

   I’ve tried for 2 hours to make this blasted part fit, and it still won’t go in.

3. (heraldry) Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless.

Translations

Describing something that has been subjected to explosion

Finnish: räjähtänyt (fi) Romanian: distrus (ro) m. and n.

Russian: взорванный (ru)

cursed

Finnish: kirottu (fi), pahuksen (fi) French: fichu (fr) Romanian: blestemat (ro) m. and n., afurisit (ro) m. and n.

Russian: проклятый (ru), окаянный (ru) Swedish: fördömd (sv), nedrans (sv), jädrans (sv), sabla (sv)

heraldry, of a tree whose branches bear no leaves

Finnish: lehdetön (fi) French: effeuillé (fr), sec (fr), mort (fr)

Romanian: despuiat de frunze m. and n., sterp (ro) m. and n., mort (ro) m. and n. Swedish: kal (sv), bar (sv), naken (sv)

Adverb

blasted (comparative more blasted, superlative most blasted)

1. (euphemistic) Damned; extremely.

   That dog is so blasted stubborn.

Anagrams

• baldest
• stabled