Battered

Quick meaning: Battered is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of batter.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of batter.

More Meanings

1. Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
2. Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
3. (informal) Drunk; inebriated.
4. (cooking) Coated with batter (noun).

Example Sentences

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!

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.

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.

Synonyms for battered

Depending on context, synonyms include damaged, abused, worn, maltreated, beat-up, mistreated.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include beat-up, worn, damaged, abused, ill-treated, maltreated.

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