blightedadj.

/ˈblʌɪtɪd/

Etymology: < blight v. + -ed suffix¹.

a. Affected with blight; blasted.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > disease or injury > [adjective] > of or having fungal disease > blighted or not blighted

blighted1665

unblighted1861

blighty1900

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [adjective] > blighting or blasting plants, etc. > blasted or blighted

blasted1552

blighted1665

1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 28 Vegetables growing on blighted Leaves.

1674 J. Ray S. & E. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 59 Blighted corn, blasted corn. Sussex.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 5. ⁋17 A blighted spring makes a barren year.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 380 The blighted prospects of the orphan children.

1857 S. Osborn Quedah iv. 56 The aged trunk of a blighted tree.

b. Applied to an urban area (see quot. 1951).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [adjective] > inferior, unsightly, or disreputable part

backc1450

blighted1938

skid row1948

sink1967

1938 L. Mumford Culture of Cities iv. 283 The unbearable municipal burden of blighted areas.

1951 B. J. Collins Devel. Plans Explained 42 Blighted area, an area characterized by conditions of bad layout or obsolete development.

1952 M. Lock et al. Bedford by River vi. 95/1 The primary object of the housing survey was to find out how many dwellings could be considered ‘blighted’ i.e. at or near the end of their economic life, or for some other reason requiring to be demolished.

2. Used as a mild substitute for blasted adj. 3. slang.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [adjective] > as everyday imprecation

stinking?c1225

misbegetc1325

banned1340

cursefula1382

wariablea1382

cursedc1386

biccheda1400

maledighta1400

vilea1400

accursedc1400

whoresona1450

remauldit?1473

execrable1490

infamous1490

unbicheda1500

jolly1534

bloodyc1540

mangy?1548

pagan1550

damned1563

misbegotten1571

putid1580

desperate1581

excremental1591

inexecrable?1594

sacred1594

putrid1628

sad1664

blasted1682

plagued1728

damnation1757

infernal1764

damn1775

pesky1775

deuced1782

shocking1798

blessed1806

darned1815

dinged1821

anointed1823

goldarn1830

darn1835

cussed1837

blamed1840

unholy1842

verdomde1850

bleeding1858

ghastly1860

goddam1861

blankety1872

blame1876

bastard1877

God-awful1877

dashed1881

sodding1881

bally1885

ungodly1887

blazing1888

dee1889

motherfucking1890

blistering1900

plurry1900

Christly1910

blinking1914

blethering1915

blighted1915

blighting1916

soddish1922

somethinged1922

effing1929

Jesus1929

dagnab1934

bastarding1944

Christless1947

mother-loving1948

mothering1951

pussyclaat1957

mother-grabbing1959

pigging1970

1915 W. J. Locke Jaffery xxi. 271 I think he's a blighted malingerer.

1946 P. G. Wodehouse Joy in Morning ii. 15 I wished I hadn't been caught in the act of apparently buying this blighted Spindrift.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	blighted
释义	blightedadj. /ˈblʌɪtɪd/ Etymology: < blight v. + -ed suffix¹. 1. a. Affected with blight; blasted. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > disease or injury > [adjective] > of or having fungal disease > blighted or not blighted blighted1665 unblighted1861 blighty1900 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [adjective] > blighting or blasting plants, etc. > blasted or blighted blasted1552 blighted1665 1665 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 1 28 Vegetables growing on blighted Leaves. 1674 J. Ray S. & E. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 59 Blighted corn, blasted corn. Sussex. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 5. ⁋17 A blighted spring makes a barren year. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 380 The blighted prospects of the orphan children. 1857 S. Osborn Quedah iv. 56 The aged trunk of a blighted tree. b. Applied to an urban area (see quot. 1951). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [adjective] > inferior, unsightly, or disreputable part backc1450 blighted1938 skid row1948 sink1967 1938 L. Mumford Culture of Cities iv. 283 The unbearable municipal burden of blighted areas. 1951 B. J. Collins Devel. Plans Explained 42 Blighted area, an area characterized by conditions of bad layout or obsolete development. 1952 M. Lock et al. Bedford by River vi. 95/1 The primary object of the housing survey was to find out how many dwellings could be considered ‘blighted’ i.e. at or near the end of their economic life, or for some other reason requiring to be demolished. 2. Used as a mild substitute for blasted adj. 3. slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [adjective] > as everyday imprecation stinking?c1225 misbegetc1325 banned1340 cursefula1382 wariablea1382 cursedc1386 biccheda1400 maledighta1400 vilea1400 accursedc1400 whoresona1450 remauldit?1473 execrable1490 infamous1490 unbicheda1500 jolly1534 bloodyc1540 mangy?1548 pagan1550 damned1563 misbegotten1571 putid1580 desperate1581 excremental1591 inexecrable?1594 sacred1594 putrid1628 sad1664 blasted1682 plagued1728 damnation1757 infernal1764 damn1775 pesky1775 deuced1782 shocking1798 blessed1806 darned1815 dinged1821 anointed1823 goldarn1830 darn1835 cussed1837 blamed1840 unholy1842 verdomde1850 bleeding1858 ghastly1860 goddam1861 blankety1872 blame1876 bastard1877 God-awful1877 dashed1881 sodding1881 bally1885 ungodly1887 blazing1888 dee1889 motherfucking1890 blistering1900 plurry1900 Christly1910 blinking1914 blethering1915 blighted1915 blighting1916 soddish1922 somethinged1922 effing1929 Jesus1929 dagnab1934 bastarding1944 Christless1947 mother-loving1948 mothering1951 pussyclaat1957 mother-grabbing1959 pigging1970 1915 W. J. Locke Jaffery xxi. 271 I think he's a blighted malingerer. 1946 P. G. Wodehouse Joy in Morning ii. 15 I wished I hadn't been caught in the act of apparently buying this blighted Spindrift. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1665
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