Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plastered

/plˈæstɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: plas-tered
IPA: /plˈæstɚd/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Coated with plaster.

adj

Covered extensively with something, especially posters, pictures, or notices.

adj

Drunk, intoxicated.

Slang

verb

simple past and past participle of plaster

Example Sentences

"The old home had plastered walls rather than drywall."
"The wall was plastered with pictures."
"The only way he could deal with the grief following his wife's death was to get so plastered that he passed out."
"Every Monday morning my boss would come in plastered, with a squash about 50 pounds in size."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more plastered (comparative) most plastered (superlative)

Derived Forms

unplastered

Synonyms

drunk besotted blind drunk blotto crocked cockeyed fuddled loaded pie-eyed pissed pixilated slopped

Rhymes With

bastard mastered

Questions

How do you pronounce plastered?: The recorded pronunciation is /plˈæstɚd/.
What does plastered mean?: Coated with plaster.

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