battered
Worn from abuse
Battered describes something that has been damaged by repeated blows or hard use.
A battered suitcase shows years of travel wear.
A battered car has dents and scrapes.
The word often appears in serious contexts: a battered wife or battered child has suffered physical abuse.
In cooking, battered means coated in batter before frying: battered fish, battered onion rings.
Damaged by use
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
tattered · ragged · shabby · dented · scarred · dinged · time-worn · faded
worn
Damaged by use
- beatenHaving lost a contest
- erodedGradually degraded by elements
- dilapidatedRuined through neglect
decrepit · tattered · ragged · shabby · dented · scarred · dinged · time-worn · faded · cracked
breading
Coating food before frying
- breadcrumbsDried, crushed loaf pieces
- tempuraJapanese battered fried food
- pankoAiry Japanese coating flakes
flour · eggwash · cornmeal · dredge · dip · coating · crust · calamari · fritters · chicken
victim
One harmed by another
survivor · bruises · shelter · injury · harm · assault · suffering · protection · recovery · counseling
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- fried foodsfried chicken, french fries, onion rings, chicken nuggets, fried fish
- product conditionnew, used, refurbished, like new, good
- equipment conditionsworn, damaged, broken, rusted, dented
- seafood termsceviche, tartare, tempura, shucked, deveined
- low batteryInsufficient stored power
- dead batteryExhausted power source
- battery lifeDevice's charge longevity
- car batteryVehicle's electrical storage unit
- cake batterRaw dessert mixture
- phone batteryPortable device power source
battery, batter, battering, batters, batterer, batterers, battering ram