hammered
Americanadjective
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shaped, formed, or ornamented by a metalworker's hammer.
a hammered bowl of brass; hammered gold.
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Slang. extremely intoxicated from alcoholic liquor or a drug.
On the weekends we usually get hammered.
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Hammered out in capital letters, it simply reads: "1,753m above sea level."
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
Hammered over affordability, he carved out exemptions for coffee, bananas and other products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
Hammered by surging energy costs and a flood of cut-price Chinese imports, Germany's steel industry has been mired in deep crisis for several years.
From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025
There’s another pizza with ham and honey that we like called the Honey’s Hammered.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2024
Hammered into the bronze were pictures in Ancient Greek style, scenes from our adventures this summer.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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