lacerated
[ las-uh-rey-tid ]
/ ˈlæs əˌreɪ tɪd /
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM lacerated
un·lac·er·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby lacerated
lacedaemonian,
laceleaf,
lacemaking,
lacerant,
lacerate,
lacerated,
lacerated wound,
laceration,
lacerta,
lacertid,
lacertilian
Definition for lacerated (2 of 2)
lacerate
[ verb las-uh-reyt; adjective las-uh-reyt, -er-it ]
/ verb ˈlæs əˌreɪt; adjective ˈlæs əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt /
verb (used with object), lac·er·at·ed, lac·er·at·ing.
to tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart.
adjective
Origin of lacerate
1535–45; < Latin
lacerātus, past participle of
lacerāre to tear up (derivative of
lacer mangled); see
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM lacerate
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British Dictionary definitions for lacerated
lacerate
verb (ˈlæsəˌreɪt) (tr)
to tear (the flesh, etc) jaggedly
to hurt or harrow (the feelings, etc)
adjective (ˈlæsəˌreɪt, -rɪt)
having edges that are jagged or torn; lacerated
lacerate leaves
Derived forms of lacerate
lacerable, adjective lacerability, noun laceration, noun lacerative, adjectiveWord Origin for lacerate
C16: from Latin
lacerāre to tear, from
lacer mangled
Medical definitions for lacerated (1 of 2)
lacerated
[ lăs′ə-rā′tĭd ]
adj.
Cut or wounded in a jagged manner.
Medical definitions for lacerated (2 of 2)
lacerate
[ lăs′ə-rāt′ ]
v.
To rip, cut, or tear.
adj.
Torn; mangled.
Wounded.