cudgelled
Struck with club
Cudgelled is the past tense of cudgel, meaning to beat with a thick stick or club.
The spelling with double L is British; Americans write cudgeled.
The verb appears most often in the phrase cudgel one's brains, meaning to think hard about something difficult.
Heavy blunt weapon
- clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- pummelStrike repeatedly with fists
- batterUncooked cake mixture
maul · strike · bash · wallop · thump · whack · clobber · drub
Intimidate through pressure
intimidate · strong-arm · badger · bludgeoned · railroad · steamroll · bulldoze · coerce
Old and outdated
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- bygoneOf earlier times
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
Dickensian · Victorian · medieval · historical · literary · old-world · time-worn · fusty
bludgeon
Heavy blunt weapon
- clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
- thrashBeat violently or defeat utterly
- pummelStrike repeatedly with fists
batter · maul · strike · bash · wallop · thump · whack · clobber · drub · flog
browbeat
Intimidate through pressure
compel · intimidate · strong-arm · badger · bludgeoned · railroad · steamroll · bulldoze · coerce · dragoon
antiquated
Old and outdated
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- bygoneOf earlier times
quaint · Dickensian · Victorian · medieval · historical · literary · old-world · time-worn · fusty · musty