lacerated
Americanadjective
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mangled; jagged; torn.
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pained; wounded; tortured.
lacerated sensibilities.
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Botany, Zoology. having the edge variously cut as if torn into irregular segments, as a leaf.
Other Word Forms
- unlacerated adjective
Etymology
Origin of lacerated
Example Sentences
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“We have been lacerated by the tentacles of corruption and by criminal networks that have profoundly marked the life of our country,” Zelaya wrote on X on Monday.
Judge Cote lacerated the plaintiff attorneys for cherry-picking evidence and ignoring studies that have found no causal link.
He left the room, returning with a metronome whose loud, mechanical clicking lacerated the otherwise-fine mood being created by a Bach record on the turntable.
From Salon
Stone lacerated his spleen Feb. 20 and didn’t return to full-contact practice until two days before the series opener.
From Seattle Times
Leading scorer Mark Stone suffered a lacerated spleen, the latest blow to a team that’s dropped four of five and surrendered 12 goals the last two games.
From Seattle Times
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