flogged

[flogd, flawgd]

adjective

1. having been beaten with a whip, stick, etc..

   “My only crime was singing and dancing," said one of the flogged people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of fears for their personal safety.

2. overused or aggressively sold, promoted, or publicized.

   Notwithstanding the fact that globalization is a much flogged word these days, there is no denying that it offers many opportunities.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of flog.

Other Word Forms

• unflogged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flogged¹

flog ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Aiden Markram flogged 86 in 55 balls with England failing to make a breakthrough until he was spectacularly caught by Smith with the winning line only 11 runs away.

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As well as Cox, who brutally flogged anything short over the leg side, opener Will Jacks also hit three sixes in a 27-ball 45.

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Jamie Overton flogged 19 from seven balls to give the Spirit an outside chance but he was run out trying to keep the strike with three balls to go.

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Two contrasting centuries, a tired India attack flogged to all parts.

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Smith flogged anything short and creamed drives whenever the ball was full.

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