Battered
//ˈbætəd// adj, verb, slang
adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of batter form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 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 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 Drunk; inebriated. informal
- 4 Coated with batter (noun).
Adjective
- 1 exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury wordnet
- 2 damaged by blows or hard usage wordnet
- 3 damaged especially by hard usage wordnet
Example
More examples"Tom Skeleton, the ancient stage doorkeeper, sat in his battered armchair, listening as the actors came up the stone stairs from their dressing rooms."
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