Word
mutilated
Phoneticsmu·ti·lat·ed
US/ˈmjutəˌɫeɪtəd/
UK/mjˈuːtɪlˌeɪtɪd/
Definition
adj. severely damaged or changed so that the original shape is lost. It often describes something that has been cut or broken in a violent way.
adj. having suffered severe disfigurement or the loss of a limb or essential part. Often used as a participial adjective to describe the state of a body or object after violent damage.
Examples
“The ancient statue was found in a mutilated state with no arms.”
“The historical documents were so badly mutilated by the fire that they were impossible to read.”
“The forensic team worked to identify the remains from the crash site, which had been so severely mutilated by the impact that dental records were required.”
Examples
simple
“The ancient statue was found in a mutilated state with no arms.”
contextual
“The historical documents were so badly mutilated by the fire that they were impossible to read.”
complex
“The forensic team worked to identify the remains from the crash site, which had been so severely mutilated by the impact that dental records were required.”
Usage
Often used predicatively after 'be' or 'become', or attributively before a noun to describe physical damage.
Real-World Examples
“Dana begins investigating the case of a mutilated horse in the woods, only to find a handful of torn-out human teeth beside it and … well, uh-oh.” “After 20 mutilated animal corpses were left outside a rural primary school, the creators of award-winning podcast Buried began investigating – with a little help from Chris Packham.” Scan code
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