adjective
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
Learner’s notesIn 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.
