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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Meanwhile, a network of around 15 small-scale power plants has been constructed around the city over the past 18 months in an effort to shore up Kyiv's battered power grid.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
High surf battered parts of Huntington Beach, resulting in localized flooding on streets in the Sunset Beach area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Another day of danger beckons for this battered European metropolis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Southern California... just got battered by offshore tropical cyclones, which led to flooding events already and beach erosion, so there's lots of anxiety about extra flood risk coming from El Nino and these waves."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The notebook was brown and battered from being carried in Frank’s pocket all the time, but it had records of every crime they’d ever solved.
From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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