causing injury or blight; especially affecting with sudden violence or plague or ruin; the blasting effects of the intense cold on the budding fruit; the blasting force of the wind blowing sharp needles of sleet in our faces; a ruinous war

[ Syn: ruinous ]

unpleasantly loud and penetrating; the blaring noise of trumpets; shut our ears against the blasting music from his car radio

[ Syn: blaring ]