ripped

[ript]

adjective

Slang.

1. drunk; intoxicated.

2. under the influence of an illicit drug.

3. having well-defined muscles; very muscular.

ripped

/ rɪpt /

adjective

1. torn

   ripped jeans

2. informal,  denoting or having highly developed muscles, esp abdominal muscles

   a ripped torso

Word History and Origins

Origin of ripped¹

First recorded in 1815–25; rip ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The latest shelling ripped through part of the hospital, destroying wards.

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Ash still clings to the windowsills of the gray home in Altadena, nine months after an inferno ripped the community apart.

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Customers say they feel "completely ripped off" after believing they were buying from independent boutiques in England but were delivered cheap clothes and jewellery, mass-shipped from warehouses in east Asia.

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From the opening calisthenics of “Training Season” and “Break My Heart,” Lipa ripped through a quiver of deep-house and neo-disco staples to fuel Pride parties for the rest of her life.

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Children and their parents express worry that they may be ripped apart at any moment.

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Related Words

• athletic 
• brawny 
• burly 
• powerful 
• robust 
• sinewy 
• stout 
• strapping 
• sturdy 
• vigorous 
• wiry