mauled

[ mawld ]

adjective

1. harshly treated:

   The critically mauled movie sequel has also led to countless parodies and imitations.

2. badly injured or damaged:

   In the aftermath of the fox’s visit, Robin found half her chickens missing and a badly mauled rooster inside the chicken house itself.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of maul ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·mauled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mauled¹

maul ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Dustin Kjersem, 35, was allegedly killed on 10 October and found two days later by friends who thought he had been mauled by a bear.

From BBC

A couple years back, he woke up in the middle of the night to find himself “mauled—physically mauled” with “terrible pains on my rib cage and on my shoulder.”

From Slate

Mr Goldstone was also chief executive of the Houses of Parliament Restoration and Renewal project and was mauled by MPs last year for receiving a £168,000 bonus, despite delays costing about £100m a year in maintenance costs.

From BBC

The Yankees mauled and mashed and manhandled the Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, staving off a sweep with an 11-4 victory.

From Los Angeles Times

A dog owner whose pet mauled his younger brother to death has been jailed.

From BBC