BLASTED

/ˈblɑːst.ɪd/
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Definition

/ˈblɑːst.ɪd/
verb
  1. To make an impression on, by making a loud blast or din.
  2. To make a loud noise.
  3. To shatter, as if by an explosion.
  4. To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
    “Blast right through it.”
  5. To curse; to damn.
    “Blast it! Foiled again.”
verb
  1. To run a nucleotide sequence (for nucleic acids) or an amino acid sequence (for proteins) through a BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool).
adjective
  1. Subjected to an explosion.
    “The remains of the blasted tank were testament to the power of the landmine it had hit.”
  2. Subjected to violent gusts of wind.
  3. Accursed; damned.
    “I've tried for 2 hours to make this blasted part fit, and it still won’t go in.”
  4. Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless.
  5. Damned; bloody.
adverb
  1. Damned; extremely.
    “That dog is so blasted stubborn.”

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