# blasted

Pronunciation: US say "BLAS-tid" /ˈblæs.tɪd/; say "BLAH-stid" UK /ˈblɑː.stɪd/, AUS /ˈblaː.stɪd/

## Adjective

1. Damned or accursed; used to express anger, contempt, or annoyance about the thing it modifies. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Showing anger or annoyance at someone or something.
   - _He cursed the blasted machine that had jammed yet again._
   - _Why won't this blasted door stay shut for once?_
2. Damaged or destroyed by an explosion.
   - Simple: Broken apart or damaged by an explosion.
   - _Engineers inspected the blasted tunnel before clearing the debris._
   - _The blasted hillside revealed seams of ore beneath the surface._
4. Extremely drunk; heavily intoxicated. *(slang)*
   - Simple: So drunk that you cannot think or act normally.
   - _She showed up to the reunion already blasted on cheap wine._
   - _After three rounds of shots, the whole group was utterly blasted._
6. Damaged by violent gusts of wind; battered by a storm.
   - Simple: Damaged by strong winds or storms.
   - _They surveyed the blasted moorland after the overnight gale._
   - _The blasted orchard had lost half its branches by morning._
7. In heraldry, of a tree or bush: having branches that bear no leaves.
   - Simple: On a coat of arms, describes a tree or bush whose branches have no leaves.
   - _The family's coat of arms shows a blasted oak, its bare branches black against a silver field._
   - _For the new design, the herald replaced the leafy pine with a blasted one to mark the family's losses in the war._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of blast. — simple past and past participle of blast
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of blast. Use it for blasting that already happened.
   - _The crew blasted a new path through the mountainside._
   - _Workers blasted away tons of rock to widen the highway._

## Adverb

5. Extremely; used as an intensifier carrying annoyance or emphasis. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very, used to add force or to show annoyance.
   - _The whole process is blasted complicated and takes hours._
   - _You're blasted lucky the storm missed us entirely._

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