battered
Americanadjective
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very well-used and showing distinct signs of wear or damage.
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coated in batter and fried in oil.
adjective
adjective
Vocabulary lists containing battered
"Heart of Darkness," Vocabulary from the novella
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Exceptionally high tides are set to hit California as early this weekend, sending officials scrambling to prepare for another onslaught along the state’s already battered coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Storms battered northern Europe on Sunday cutting power to more than 150,000 homes, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and silencing phone networks.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
In footage obtained by the BBC, one side of the famous landmark in the East Sussex city can be seen falling into the water as it is battered by large waves.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
We had only one battered paperback copy of “Brown Face, Big Master,” and though the book was secreted away, I found it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
People didn’t like the look of such a battered and dented rickshaw.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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