lacerated

[ las-uh-rey-tid ]

/ ˈlæs əˌreɪ tɪd /

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adjective

mangled; jagged; torn.

pained; wounded; tortured: lacerated sensibilities.

Botany, Zoology. having the edge variously cut as if torn into irregular segments, as a leaf.

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Origin of lacerated

First recorded in 1600–10; lacerate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM lacerated

un·lac·er·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby lacerated

laceleaf, lacemaking, lace pillow, lacerant, lacerate, lacerated, laceration, Lacerta, lacertid, lacertilian, lace stay

How to use lacerated in a sentence

Can Mitt the Mouth, so often lacerated by his own tongue, talk his way back into contention?
How Mitt Romney Can Win the First Debate With Obama|Robert Shrum|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The best laid plans: Instead it was Mitt himself who came up lame, hobbled and lacerated by his own tripping tongue.
The Ugly American: Mitt Romney’s Disastrous Overseas Excursion|Robert Shrum|July 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She was severely beaten, with a dozen broken ribs, a lacerated liver, and signs of strangulation that included a fractured thorax.
Beautician’s Murder a Strange Tale of Contract Killing and a Sex Change|Winston Ross|February 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Those who saw him in private knew that his feelings had been cruelly lacerated.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

He had a vanity easily lacerated, and he was now too savage to abate the ferocity of his forensic attack.
You Never Know Your Luck, Complete|Gilbert Parker
"Throw it away," ordered Thurstane, after inspecting the twisted and lacerated musket.
Overland|John William De Forest
The crows had ripped his clothes to ribbons with their tremendous beaks, and lacerated the flesh and picked out the eyes.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend|Charles Reade
After being terribly lacerated, in his face and limbs, but not deprived of consciousness, he affected death.
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft