— blightingly , adv.
/bluyt/ , n.
1. Plant Pathol.
a. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues.
b. a disease so characterized.
2. any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration: Extravagance was the blight of the family.
3. the state or result of being blighted or deteriorated; dilapidation; decay: urban blight.
v.t.
4. to cause to wither or decay; blast: Frost blighted the crops.
5. to destroy; ruin; frustrate: Illness blighted his hopes.
v.i.
6. to suffer blight.
[ 1605-15; of uncert. orig. ]
Syn. 2. curse, plague, scourge, bane.