battered
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battered
- /ˈbætəd/ UK
- /ˈbætəɹd/ US
verb
- simple past and past participle of batter
adjective more battered · most battered
- 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.
- Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up. While the defense lawyers have likened the condition to the post traumatic stress disorders afflicting war veterans and battered women, which have been used in other insanity defense cases, they have said that they know of no previous trials when a "black rage" defense has been raised.
- Drunk; inebriated.
- Coated with batter (noun).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: beat-up, worn, damaged, beaten, abused, beaten-up, ill-treated, maltreated, mistreated, decrepit, dilapidated, ramshackle, destroyed, devastated, wrecked, exhausting
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adj beaten up through a lot of use
| Español | maltrecho |
|---|---|
| Português | surrado |
| Français | usé |
| Deutsch | abgewetzt, abgenutzt, zerschlissen, zerbeult, ramponiert |
| Русский | поби́тый pobítyj, вида́вший ви́ды vidávšij vídy, помя́тый pomjátyj, потрёпанный potrjópannyj |
adj beaten repeatedly or consistently
| Deutsch | ramponiert, zusammengehauen, zusammengeschlagen, übel zugerichtet, angeschlagen, zerbeult |
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adj (cooking) coated with batter
| Português | empanado |
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title = {battered},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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