[
US
/ˈbɫeɪmd/
]
[ UK /blˈeɪmd/ ]
[ UK /blˈeɪmd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
expletives used informally as intensifiers
not a blessed dime
it's a blamed shame
he's a blasted idiot
he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool
a deuced idiot
an infernal nuisance
a blame cold winter
I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing
How To Use blamed In A Sentence
- He initially admitted having had three pints of beer but then blamed his drunkenness on the cake. The Sun
- He was blamed by his teacher and assured him that he won't go to gambling casino again.
- Even the power smirk, which we haven't seen much of since he was - unfairly - blamed for single-handedly jeopardising Labour's election chances with his mingy Budget, is back.
- science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life
- The crash has previously been blamed on technical faults and human error. The Sun
- For both conservatives and revisionists, revolutionary violence cannot be blamed on the revolution's opponents.
- The government has been widely blamed for the crisis.
- An ineffective flu jab given to millions of elderly people last year has been blamed for a record number of deaths over the winter. Times, Sunday Times
- Seriously though, Rufus knew that the problems commonly blamed on rye occur when the grain is moldy and has ergot, so he was careful never to buy moldy rye.
- Optus blamed "lower usage and rates for international inpayment traffic. ITnews Australia
