mutilated
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mu·ti·late
(myo͞ot′l-āt′)tr.v. mu·ti·lat·ed, mu·ti·lat·ing, mu·ti·lates
1. To injure severely or disfigure, especially by cutting off tissue or body parts. See Synonyms at mangle1.
2. To damage or mar (an object): mutilate a statue.
[Latin mutilāre, mutilāt-, from mutilus, maimed.]
mu′ti·la′tion n.
mu′ti·la′tive adj.
mu′ti·la′tor n.
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Adj. | 1. | mutilated - having a part of the body crippled or disabled unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" |
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