blastie

1 of 3

noun

blast·​ie ˈbla-stē 

Scotland

: an ugly little creature

blasty

2 of 3

adjective

ˈblastē, 

-laa-, 

-lai-, 

-lȧ-, 

-ti

usually -er/-est

1

: subject to or marked by blasts especially of wind : gusty

this bleak and blasty shore

—Nathaniel Hawthorne

2

: causing or impaired by blast

a good recording but a bit blasty at times

-blasty

3 of 3

noun combining form

-blas·​ty

ˌblastē, 

-laa-, 

-lai-, 

-ti

plural -es

: manner or condition of germinating

heteroblasty

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Scots blast to wither, from blast entry 2

Adjective

blast entry 1 + -y

Noun combining form

International Scientific Vocabulary, from -blastic + -y

First Known Use

Noun

1786, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blastie

• angioplasty
• keratoplasty
• arthroplasty
• costae
• nasty
• pasty