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lacerated

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lac·er·ate  (ls-rt)
tr.v. lac·er·at·ed, lac·er·at·ing, lac·er·ates
1. To rip, cut, or tear.
2. To cause deep emotional pain to; distress.
adj. (-rt, -rt)
1. Torn; mangled.
2. Wounded.
3. Having jagged, deeply cut edges: lacerate leaves.

[Middle English laceraten, from Latin lacerre, lacert-, from lacer, torn.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lacerated - irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
2.lacerated - having edges that are jagged from injurylacerated - having edges that are jagged from injury
injured - harmed; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"
Translations
lacerated [ˈlæsəreɪtɪd] adj [skin, body, flesh] → lacéré(e)


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He is a des- perate slaveholder, who will shock the humanity of his non-slaveholding neighbors with the cries of his lacerated slave.
Early in this trick once when the steward had left the room and Michael's eager nose was within an inch of the prohibited morsel, Kwaque, playfully inclined, reached for the morsel himself and received a lacerated hand from the quick flash and clip of Michael's jaws.
Alas, how that laughing lacerated my bowels and cut into my heart!
 
 
 
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