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[ adjective ] damaged by blows or hard usage
Examples "a battered old car" "the beaten-up old Ford" Used in print (Edward Streeter, The Chairman of the Bored....)`` By_the_way '' , said Mr._Blatz , packing his tools into a battered carrier , `` them power_tools needs extra voltage . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] damaged especially by hard usage
Examples "his battered old hat" Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Straightening_up , his eyes ablaze , he held_out the battered Stetson . Related terms |
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