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lacerated
Variant of lacerate
transitive verb lacerated, lacerating
- to tear jaggedly; mangle (something soft, as flesh)
- to wound or hurt (someone's feelings, etc.) deeply; distress
adjective
- torn; mangled
- Bot. having jagged edges
Related Forms:
- lacerable adjective
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