hammered

[ham-erd]

adjective

1. shaped, formed, or ornamented by a metalworker's hammer.

   a hammered bowl of brass; hammered gold.

2. Slang.,  extremely intoxicated from alcoholic liquor or a drug.

   On the weekends we usually get hammered.

Other Word Forms

• unhammered adjective
• well-hammered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hammered¹

First recorded in 1515–25; hammer + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But speaking after Nat Sciver-Brunt's side hammered South Africa in their Women's World Cup opener on Friday, Dean says they are becoming "tougher" from the experiences.

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The season is turning into a nightmare for the Ravens, who were missing a host of defensive stars as they were hammered 44-10 by the Houston Texans.

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Friedman said it’s a matter of confidence, which is understandable when a group gets hammered all season like these guys.

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The two companies hammered out a new distribution deal a few days after the August deadline.

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Complicating all this is the fact that there are many places where a deal is yet to be hammered out – most notably Canada and Taiwan.

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