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butchered

Butchered (adjective) means Cut apart the way a butcher would prepare meat. Example: “The freshly butchered meat was hung to cure.”

adjective
1
Cut apart the way a butcher would prepare meat.
"The freshly butchered meat was hung to cure."
2
Badly ruined or distorted.
"His name was completely butchered in the announcement."

How to use butchered

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In plain EnglishEither literally cut up as meat, or figuratively ruined/mispronounced/mangled.

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What does “butchered” mean?

The word “butchered” means cut apart the way a butcher would prepare meat. In plain terms, either literally cut up as meat, or figuratively ruined/mispronounced/mangled.

How do you use “butchered” in a sentence?

Here is “butchered” used in a sentence: “The freshly butchered meat was hung to cure.”

What is another word for “butchered”?

Words with a similar meaning to “butchered” include debased and degraded.

What part of speech is “butchered”?

“Butchered” is an adjective.

How many meanings does “butchered” have?

“Butchered” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: cut apart the way a butcher would prepare meat.

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