battered

¹

/ ˈbætəd /

adjective

1. subjected to persistent physical violence, esp by a close relative living in the same house

   a battered baby

battered

²

/ ˈbætəd /

adjective

1. coated in batter

   a battered cod

Example Sentences

He believes that boosting imports has battered domestic producers.

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Torrential rains battered several Mexican states over several days last week, turning village streets into rivers, triggering landslides and sweeping away roads and bridges.

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Several regions in south-eastern Spain - including the Balearic Islands - have in recent days been battered by heavy rains and flooding.

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I collected my charges and, just as we were preparing to walk home, a tall young man leapt from the passenger seat of a battered Chevy pickup truck parked at the side of the road.

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It also addresses the uncertainty around whether Hamas would be able to assemble all the living hostages quickly in its battered and fragmented state and points to a possibly accelerated timetable for their release.

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• ramshackle 
• rickety 
• run down 
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• shabby 
• unkempt