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Battered

//ˈbætəd// adj, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

    "The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green."

  2. 2
    Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.

    "There's also a wooden seat running the full length of the building - ideal for stopping to watch the wildlife on the seashore without getting battered by the weather!"

  3. 3
    Drunk; inebriated. informal
  4. 4
    Coated with batter (noun).
Adjective
  1. 1
    exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury wordnet
  2. 2
    damaged by blows or hard usage wordnet
  3. 3
    damaged especially by hard usage wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of batter form-of, participle, past

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