battered
/ˈbætəɹd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.41 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of batter
adj
Example Sentences
- "The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered-looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green."
- "While the defense lawyers have likened the condition to the post traumatic stress disorders afflicting war veterans and battered women, which have been used in other insanity defense cases, they have said that they know of no previous trials when a "black rage" defense has been raised."
- "There's also a wooden seat running the full length of the building - ideal for stopping to watch the wildlife on the seashore without getting battered by the weather!"
Etymology
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbætəɹd/
- British English: /ˈbætəd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more battered (comparative)
most battered (superlative)