Associations to the word «Battered»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
BATTERED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of batter
BATTERED, adjective. Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered, beat-up.
BATTERED, adjective. Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
BATTERED, adjective. (cooking) Coated with batter.
BATTERED BABY SYNDROME, noun. Shaken baby syndrome
Dictionary definition
BATTERED, adjective. Damaged by blows or hard usage; "a battered old car"; "the beaten-up old Ford".
BATTERED, adjective. Damaged especially by hard usage; "his battered old hat".
BATTERED, adjective. Exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury; "a battered child"; "the battered woman syndrome".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.