butchered

butchered is the simple past and past participle of butcher.

Adjective

butchered (not comparable)

Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
(broadly) Taken apart, destroyed or (figurative) distorted beyond recognition.
- a butchered translation of Horace
Synonyms:

bastardized

butcher (third-person singular simple present butchers, present participle butchering, simple past and past participle butchered)

(transitive) To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.

Synonyms:

kill, slaughter
(intransitive) To work as a butcher.
- He tells me he now earns three times as much as he did butchering.2008, Monte Dwyer, Red In The Centre: The Australian Bush Through Urban Eyes, Monyer Pty Ltd, page 121
(transitive) To kill brutally.

Synonyms:

massacre, slay
(transitive) To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
- The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California".
Synonyms:

murder
(transitive) To mess up hopelessly; to botch; to distort beyond recognition.
- I am bad at pronouncing names, so my apologies if I butcher any of your names.
Synonyms:

debase, bastardize

What does butchered mean?: Butchered means taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
What is butchered the simple past and past participle of?: Butchered is the simple past and past participle of butcher.
What part of speech is butchered?: Butchered is an adjective.

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