battered
- adjective
- /ˈbætərd/
:
deteriorado
- She decided to throw away the battered chair that had too many dents and scratches to be repaired.
It's huge and it's in this really lovely, like battered copper jar vase jar container.
- It's huge and it's in this really lovely, like battered copper jar vase jar container.
- Three screws get battered, one get fractured that another one he's in broke, another one King.
Examples
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The burnt out buildings had their fronts battered and broken so that the whole triangle had the air of having barely survived an earthquake.
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And my one here is so like battered and old and stuff so just treated myself to a new wallet.
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The sun was rising at six, no longer a battered panache above snow.
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Sun was rising at six, no longer a battered panache above snow.
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The long hunt and the worm found in the battered petunias every morning and summer.
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It's huge and it's in this really lovely, like battered copper jar vase jar container.
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His ships, battered by Atlantic gales and battle, cannot fight again without repairs, so he retreats to Cadiz.
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The battered old suitcase fell apart at the seams as I tried to pull it from the attic.
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After years of being left in the rain, the wooden bench in the garden was looking battered and weathered.
Synonyms
41
5.2
Damaged and worn from rough use over a long time
33
2.5
Worn and in poor condition because of long use or little care
24
4.4
In very poor condition and not working because of age or neglect
23
4.7
Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot
20
3.1
An object too old or damaged from heavy use to be useful
12
4.0
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
12
4.2
Worn and rough after being outside a long time
8
6.4
So badly torn and ruined that it cannot be used, like clothes or plans
5
3.9
Marked by old visible cuts or damage
4
2.1
Damaged and showing signs of long use
3
6.6
Having a rough, worn look after being outdoors in sun or wind
2
7.8
Old and in bad condition from use and poor care
2
8.7
With corners bent or turned down from use
1
1.1
Harmed so it works or looks worse
1
4.5
In a very poor state after long use or damage
1
3.2
Having small scratches and light surface damage, like on shoes or bags
1
7.5
Worn or faded because it sits on display in a shop
1
5.1
Worn and damaged at the edges from long use
Having a mark or fault that makes it look worse
Worn and in bad condition from long use
A building that is old, not cared for, and falling apart
A thing damaged and worn by storms
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How Worn
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Morphology
Etymology
Battered comes from the verb batter, which originally meant 'to beat'. If you beat an object it becomes damaged and worn, so we call an old coat, suitcase, or car 'battered'.