hammered
Americanadjective
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shaped, formed, or ornamented by a metalworker's hammer.
a hammered bowl of brass; hammered gold.
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Slang. extremely intoxicated from alcoholic liquor or a drug.
On the weekends we usually get hammered.
Other Word Forms
- unhammered adjective
- well-hammered adjective
Etymology
Origin of hammered
Example Sentences
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The offensive started a few days before Kagame and Tshisekedi flew to Washington to ratify the agreement first hammered out in June.
From BBC
Bar dragging in rookies from the England Lions - who are getting hammered by Australia A - England will have to rely on this group of players to salvage something from the tour.
From BBC
England's options for Adelaide are limited unless they dip into an England Lions team currently being hammered by Australia A.
From BBC
The terms of a possible peace are still being hammered out, and the Europeans have had some success pushing back.
South Africa hammered Ireland in the scrum, leading many pundits to question how other sides can even get close to nullifying their forward power.
From Barron's
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