Butchered
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Butchered is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of butcher.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of butcher.
More Meanings
- (of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
- (by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
Example Sentences
a butchered translation of Horace
Synonyms for butchered
Depending on context, synonyms include bastardized, debased, degraded.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slaughterer, meatman, slaughter, botcher, bumbler, blunderer.
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