shreddy
In tatters now
Shreddy describes something with a torn, frayed, or stringy texture, like shredded paper or pulled meat.
In music and fitness culture, it takes on approving connotations: a shreddy guitar solo features fast, technically impressive playing, while a shreddy physique is lean and muscular with visible definition.
The chicken came out perfectly shreddy after hours in the slow cooker.
He's looking pretty shreddy after three months at the gym.
Fretted stringed instrument
- riffRepeated musical phrase
- soloPerformance by one
- metalHard conductive solid
- hardcoreUncompromisingly devoted
thrash · punk · licks · fretwork · chops · ripper · gnarly · wailing
Reduced by abrasion
- julienneCut into thin strips
- shavedCut very close
- slicedDivided by cutting
- ribbonedDecorated with fabric strips
cheese · carrots · zucchini · cabbage · potatoes · hashbrowns · slaw · beets
Completely destroyed a structure
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- pulverizedMade into powder
- devastatedOverwhelmed by grief
wrecked · smashed · crushed · dismantled · ruined · mangled · torn · ripped
Unraveled at edges
tattered · ragged · torn · distressed · fringed · threadbare · unraveled · rough
guitar
Fretted stringed instrument
hardcore · thrash · punk · licks · fretwork · chops · ripper · gnarly · wailing · axe
grated
Reduced by abrasion
ribboned · cheese · carrots · zucchini · cabbage · potatoes · hashbrowns · slaw · beets · radishes
demolished
Completely destroyed a structure
- annihilatedCompletely destroyed, nothing remaining
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- pulverizedMade into powder
devastated · wrecked · smashed · crushed · dismantled · ruined · mangled · torn · ripped · tattered
frayed
Unraveled at edges
wispy · tattered · ragged · torn · distressed · fringed · threadbare · unraveled · rough · layered
gnarly
Twisted and rough
halfpipe · vert · rails · skateboard · snowboard · surfing · carving · tricks · terrain · powder
- shredded cheeseCheese cut into strips
- rip to shredsDestroy by violent tearing
- shredded wheatPressed fiber cereal
- shredded coconutDried, cut palm fruit
- torn to shreds
- shredded paperCut-up sensitive documents