fairly battered
Frequency: 5.03.5 per million words
Moderately or reasonably damaged.
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Examples (10)
- The old copy of the novel looked fairly battered, but all the pages were intact.
- My car was fairly battered after the minor accident, though it was still drivable.
- We found a fairly battered sofa at the flea market that just needed some reupholstering.
- His suitcase was fairly battered from years of international travel.
- The rugby player looked fairly battered at the end of the game, covered in mud and bruises.
- Her confidence was fairly battered after receiving so much criticism.
- After a grueling week of exams, the students felt fairly battered.
- The country's economy was left fairly battered by the recession.
- The old barn was fairly battered by the storm but didn't collapse.
- The company's reputation was fairly battered by the negative press, but it eventually recovered.