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lacerated

American  
[las-uh-rey-tid] / ˈlæs əˌreɪ tɪd /

adjective

  1. mangled; jagged; torn.

  2. pained; wounded; tortured.

    lacerated sensibilities.

  3. 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

First recorded in 1600–10; lacerate + -ed 2

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