battered
adjective/ˈbætəd/
/ˈbætərd/
- old, used a lot, and not in very good condition
- a battered old car
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- battered and bruised
- bruised and battered
- battered old
- …
- attacked violently or repeatedly and injured
- a battered spouse/wife
- a battered body/corpse
- He felt emotionally battered.
- The team is feeling a little battered and bruised right now.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- battered and bruised
- bruised and battered
- battered old
- …
- [usually before noun] attacked and badly damaged by weapons or by bad weather
- Rockets and shells continued to hit the battered port.
- After the hurricane, thousands were rescued from the battered coastal towns.
- [usually before noun] (of food) covered in batter and fried
- battered fish
Check pronunciation:
battered