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blated

blated is the simple past and past participle of blate.

Meaning of blate

Adjective

blate (comparative blater, superlative blatest)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) Bashful, sheepish.
    • You'd say Not them; fine legs, and Ma struggling into her blouse would say You're no blate. Who told you they're fine?1934, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Grey Granite (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 491
  2. (Northern England, Scotland) Dull, stupid.

Questions about blated

What is blated the simple past and past participle of?
Blated is the simple past and past participle of blate.

Words near blated in the dictionary

  1. Blatchbridge
  2. Blatcherism
  3. Blatchford
  4. Blatchfords
  5. blate
  6. blated
  7. blatellaquinone
  8. blateness
  9. blatently
  10. blater
  11. blates

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