from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
battered \battered\ adj.
1. In deplorable condition; as, the battered old Ford station
wagon.
Syn: beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down,
dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.
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2. Hit or pounded repeatedly and violently with heavy blows;
as, a battered old car; antomyn of {unbattered}. [Narrower
terms: {buffeted}; {storm-tossed, tempest-tossed,
tempest-tost, tempest-swept}]
[WordNet 1.5]
3. Damaged especially by hard usage. his battered old hat
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4. beaten repeatedly; -- of people; as, a battered child; the
battered woman syndrome; a battered wife.
Syn: beaten.
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