lacerated

[ las-uh-rey-tid ]

adjective

1. mangled; jagged; torn.
2. pained; wounded; tortured:

   lacerated sensibilities.

3. Botany, Zoology. having the edge variously cut as if torn into irregular segments, as a leaf.

Other Words From

• un·lacer·ated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lacerated¹

First recorded in 1600–10; lacerate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

These included a fractured skull with associated bleeding to the brain and retinal bleeding; 27 rib fractures; fractures to both thigh bones; fractures to both shin bones; fractured wrist and a lacerated liver.

From BBC

Down the street, a mule lay panting on its side, its skin lacerated from shrapnel.

From Los Angeles Times

Stone lacerated his spleen Feb. 20 and didn’t return to full-contact practice until two days before the series opener.

From Seattle Times

Leading scorer Mark Stone suffered a lacerated spleen, the latest blow to a team that’s dropped four of five and surrendered 12 goals the last two games.

From Seattle Times

His injuries were reported as a dislocated shoulder and lacerated calf though both were more serious than first seemed.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• broken
• cracked
• damaged
• divided
• mangled
• ripped
• ruptured
• severed