battered

¹

/ ˈbætəd /

adjective

1. coated in batter

   a battered cod

battered

²

/ ˈbætəd /

adjective

1. subjected to persistent physical violence, esp by a close relative living in the same house

   a battered baby

Example Sentences

The park also has been battered by storms and typhoons.

From Los Angeles Times

Their corner of Ventura County was battered by powerful Santa Ana winds every fall, and those gusts stoked fires that came close but never swept into their hillside community.

From Los Angeles Times

But both were battered by relentless opposition from law enforcement and traditional tough-on-crime prosecutors, and they were unfairly blamed for increases in crime.

From Los Angeles Times

Ventura County sheriff’s deputies rushed older Moorpark residents in wheelchairs down steep driveways and out of homes, amid orange haze and battered by wind gusts, Key News Network video showed.

From Los Angeles Times

Owen’s Blanche, battered by life, looked in desperate need of a good night’s sleep.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• broken-down
• crumbling
• damaged
• decaying
• decrepit
• derelict
• dingy
• in ruins
• neglected
• ramshackle
• rickety
• run down
• seedy
• shabby
• unkempt