laceratedadj.
/ˈlasəreɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈlæsəˌreɪdᵻd/ 1. That has been cut or torn (esp. with deep irregular incisions); torn apart, ripped up. Also figurative: afflicted, distressed; tormented.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] > grievously
lacerate1514
lacerated1556
bleeding1671
the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [adjective] > wounded > lacerated or lacerable
lacerated1556
mangled1627
lacerable1656
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > tearing or tearing apart > [adjective] > torn or torn apart
betorna1300
forpinchedc1325
torn1362
broken1377
tatteringc1380
renta1382
fortorn1496
lacerate1514
lacerated1556
rented1559
rived1581
dilaniated1597
dilacerate1602
discerpted1607
berent1608
rended1612
breacheda1649
dilacerated1650
vultured1946
the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > [adjective]
anguishousc1325
wounded1390
cruciate?1504
agoniousa1513
tormented1552
rivena1560
anguished1570
wracked1581
spur-galled1608
excruciatea1615
over-grieved1618
wrung1730
smarting1754
excruciated1792
cardialgic1811
lacerated1849
1556 M. Huggarde Displaying of Protestantes f. 12v The catholique churche is of one faith, of one spirite, & of one iudgement, not lacerated deuided or torne, but whole and intier.
1598 A. M. tr. J. Guillemeau Frenche Chirurg. ii. i. f. 9/2 It is then a signe, that the heade is broken, or lacerated, and rent.
1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xiv. lxxxvii. 358 The lacerated Empire of the Romaines, though with griefe, Disclaim'd the Brutaines.
1628 J. Woodall Viaticum 6 Obserue in great lacerated wounds, as followeth, &c.
1702 T. E. tr. D. Phillips Diss. Small Pox 93 I..ordered many Restringents..to be apply'd to the lacerated part.
1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 183 He finds the lacerated lamb of another's flock.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. v. 536 Under the soothing influence of female friendship, his lacerated mind healed fast.
1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 364 Large lacerated wound 3 inches long.
1927 Bedford (Pa.) Gaz. 29 Apr. 1/1 While working at the Bedford pin mill Monday morning, Joseph Welshonce suffered a badly lacerated..right hand.
1972 J. Brown Chancer iv. 59 Lacerated hands, the hands of junkies, scarred where needles had searched for veins.
2009 New Yorker 24 Aug. 72/3 The last addio burst forth in a wild cry of pain from the lacerated heart like a fountain of blood.
2. Botany. Having a margin that is irregularly cleft, as if torn; designating such a margin; = lacerate adj. 2.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > indentation or cavity > [adjective] > notch or indentation
laciniated1657
incisory1693
lacerated1709
crenelled1727
emarginated1731
laciniate1760
lacerate1776
crenate1785
crenulate1785
emarginate1785
erose1793
crenulated1807
incised1826
fimbricate1846
1709 J. Lawson New Voy. Carolina 89 The other [sort of Hony-Suckle-Tree] grows in clear, dry Land, the Flower more cut and lacerated.
1787 E. Darwin et al. tr. C. Linnaeus et al. Families of Plants I. 87 Petals four..; the interior ones with margin very thin, lacerated.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 101 Stigmas..either 2 and lacerated, or discoid and 4-lobed.
1882 Bot. Gaz. 7 119 A golden Silene..with large lacerated petals.
1906 B. Stoneman Plants & their Ways 194 Sparaxis. Perianth regular, with a short, funnel-shaped tube. Bracts papery, deeply fringed or lacerated.
1976 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 63 671 The tunics of subgenus Monocephalae are also immediately recognizable, being of a soft, almost membranous texture, dark brown, and lacerated vertically at the top and base.
2013 A. F. C. Tombolato et al. in R. Kamenetsky & H. Okubo Ornamental Geophytes xv. 440 Tulip breaking virus..induces the appearance of necrotic lesions and streaks, mottled leaves, and lacerated petals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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