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hammered

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈhæmɝd// UK //hˈæməd// ham·mered Slang

adj. extremely drunk. People use this word in very casual situations to describe someone who has had way too much alcohol.

adj. severely intoxicated by alcohol. Participial adjective derived from the verb 'hammer'; restricted to informal or slang contexts.


SIMPLE

He got hammered at the party last night.

CONTEXTUAL

They decided to take a taxi home because everyone was too hammered to drive safely.

COMPLEX

The film depicts a group of friends getting hammered in a local pub, capturing the messy and often regrettable consequences of their excessive drinking.

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Usage

Used predicatively after linking verbs like 'get', 'be', or 'look'.

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