blasted
pronunciation
How to pronounce blasted in British English:
UK [ˈblɑ:stɪd]
How to pronounce blasted in American English:
US [ˈblæstɪd]
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- Adjective:
- made uninhabitable
- expletives used informally as intensifiers
Word Origin
- blasted (adj.)
- "stricken by malignant forces (natural or supernatural), cursed, blighted," 1550s, from blast (v.), with the notion of "balefully breathed upon." In the sense of "cursed, damned" it is attested from 1680s. Meaning "drunk or stoned" dates from 1972 (blast (v.) "smoke marijuana" attested from 1959).
Example
- 1. Rap music blasted through the very crowded house .
- 2. No blasted letters today !
- 3. Exotic fish lay dead on the bottom of a huge aquarium whose glass front had been blasted away .
- 4. In january a three-man taliban suicide squad blasted its way into the lobby and spa of a luxury hotel in the city , killing eight staff and guests .
- 5. If it is far below ground , it must be blasted with steam to make it flow , and then pumped out .