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battered.

Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbætəd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbætəɹd/General-American

  1. Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

  2. Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.

  3. Drunk; inebriated.

    informal

  4. Coated with batter (noun).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English batter Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English battered From batter + -ed.

verb/ˈbætəd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbætəɹd/General-American

  1. simple past and past participle of batter

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English bat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English batter Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English battered From batter + -ed.

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