ravaged

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ravaged

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of ravage It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.

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Closest in meaning: blasted, desolate, desolated, despoiled, destroyed, devastated, pillaged, raped, ruined, sacked, wasted, affected, afflicted, annihilated, battered, beaten

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@misc{ravaged_2026,
  title = {ravaged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ravaged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}