lacerated

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæsəˌɹeɪtɪd/
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Adjective

lacerated (comparative more lacerated, superlative most lacerated)

  1. Having lacerations, literally or figuratively.
    • 1845, Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Dougass, an American Slave:
      Master would keep this lacerated young woman tied up in this horrid situation four or five hours at a time.
    • 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 41:
      He enjoyed the pleasant social intercourse with Olga’s friends, while the friendship which had sprung up between the fair countess and himself was a source of never-ending delight. It broke in upon and dispersed his gloomy thoughts, and served as a balm to his lacerated heart.
    • 1986, “Raining Blood”, performed by Slayer:
      Raining blood / From a lacerated sky / Bleeding its horror / Creating my structure / Now I shall reign in blood

Derived terms

Verb

lacerated

  1. simple past and past participle of lacerate

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