- battered
- AmericandrunkCovered with batter before being fried, or feeling roughly handled? Probably a bit of both, with the culinary imagery uppermost.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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battered — attered adj. 1. In deplorable condition; as, the battered old Ford station wagon. Syn: beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble down, unsound. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Hit or pounded repeatedly and violently with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Battered — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Thrash Metal Gründung 2004 Website http://www.battered.no/ … Deutsch Wikipedia
battered — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of food) coated in batter and fried … English terms dictionary
battered — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
battered — bat|tered [ bætərd ] adjective * 1. ) old and slightly damaged: She would often be seen driving around town in her battered old car. 2. ) OLD FASHIONED used for describing someone who has been treated violently by a member of their family. The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
battered — [[t]bæ̱tə(r)d[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is battered is old and in poor condition because it has been used a lot. He drove up in a battered old car. ...a battered leather suitcase … English dictionary
battered — adjective 1 old and in bad condition: a battered old suitcase 2 battered women/children etc women or children who have been violently treated by their husbands or fathers: a shelter for battered wives … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
battered */ — UK [ˈbætə(r)d] / US [ˈbætərd] adjective 1) old and slightly damaged She would often be seen driving around town in her battered old car. 2) having experienced a lot of difficulty an attempt to restore confidence in Russia s battered economy 3)… … English dictionary
Battered — Batter Bat ter (b[a^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battered} (b[a^]t t[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battering}.] [OE. bateren, OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. {Abate}, {Bate} to abate.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
battered — bat|tered [ˈbætəd US ərd] adj 1.) old and in bad condition ▪ a battered old suitcase 2.) battered woman/wife/husband/baby etc someone who has been violently attacked by their husband, wife, father etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
battered — un·battered; battered; … English syllables
