hammered

American  

[ham-erd] / ˈhæm ərd /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• unhammered adjective
• well-hammered adjective

Etymology

Origin of hammered

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

Example Sentences

Then the climate got warmer, and along came Hurricane Irma in 2017, which hammered the Ridge.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

McIlroy, with the adrenaline pumping, hammered his tee shot on the 170-yard par three 16th beyond the pin and off the back of the green.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

A low-level job at a local radio station led to an on-air position at its TV affiliate, where Kavanagh’s big break came in 1978 when a massive blizzard hammered the Northeast.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

FS KKR shares have been hammered this year, falling about 25% to $10.50 a share and trading for a roughly 50% discount to the BDC’s year-end 2025 net asset value.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

We pried and hammered at it with the screwdriver, but we could not move it.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien