The meaning of BATTERED is damaged or worn down by hard use. How to use battered in a sentence.

To coat in batter: battered the vegetables and then fried them. [Middle English bater, probably from Old French bateure, a beating, from batre, to beat; see batter1.]

BATTERED definition: 1. hurt by being repeatedly hit: 2. damaged, especially by being used a lot: 3. covered with a…. Learn more.

Definition of battered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Battered definition: subjected to persistent physical violence, esp by a close relative living in the same house. See examples of BATTERED used in a sentence.

Something that is battered is old and in poor condition because it has been used a lot. He drove up in a battered old car. ...a battered leather suitcase.

battered, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

pound repeatedly: [~ + at/against + object] The waves battered against the shoreline. [~ + object] finally battered the door down. to beat (a person) over and over again, or to abuse in some …

/ˈbædərd/ /ˈbætəd/ IPA guide Definitions of battered adjective damaged by blows or hard usage “a battered old car”

Synonyms for BATTERED: pounded, licked, lashed, whipped, pelted, attacked, knocked, beat, smashed, slapped