embattled

Examples

• All

• But it also diverts resources, shuts down streets, takes over hotel rooms, and generally wreaks some havoc on even the most prepared, least embattled city.

  Blog text (10)

• Sunshine spikes through the embattled windows of the plane as they float downwards to the city of Tupelo, Mississippi.

  Fiction book (2000)

• At the same time, as Crimp acknowledges, we have to assess the impact of particular works that still maintain ties to painting's long and embattled history.

  Academic text (2012)

• Making the system's primary medium storage device an as yet embattled Blu-ray is a bold step, as the cost of producing games will remain very high unless the medium catches on in other entertainment formats (i.e., movies).

  Blog text (14)

• The old castle has many embattled walls, giving it a strong, fortified appearance.

• The architect designed the building with embattled edges to evoke a sense of historical strength.

• Visitors admired the museum's embattled facade, which resembled the protective structures of ancient castles.

Synonyms

C

crenelated

vsembattled

• Specialized

9.9

A top edge that has regular square gaps like a castle wall

is the general adjective for that same notched top

B

battlemented

vsembattled

8.6

A wall or roof with square gaps along the top like a castle

is the broader term for any object with such notches

C

castled

vsembattled

• Specialized

9.3

With square gaps along the top like a castle wall

is the plain descriptor for the same notched appearance

C

castellated

vsembattled

9.8

A building with top walls that have square gaps like a castle

is the simpler descriptive word for the notched detail

Surface Forms

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Etymology