slaughtered
slaughtered is the simple past and past participle of slaughter.
Meaning of slaughter
Verb
slaughter (third-person singular simple present slaughters, present participle slaughtering, simple past and past participle slaughtered)
- To butcher animals, generally for food.
- To massacre people in large numbers.
- Hurriedly he snatched up others, one or two at a time, until he had slaughtered thirty of Hrothgar's doughtiest earls.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 21
- To kill someone or something, especially in a particularly brutal manner.
- Therefore cheere vp your mindes, prepare to fight,
He that can take or ſlaughter Tamburlaine,
Shall rule the Prouince of Albania.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- Therefore cheere vp your mindes, prepare to fight,
Adjective
slaughtered (comparative more slaughtered, superlative most slaughtered)
Synonyms of slaughtered
Forms of slaughtered
| comparative | more slaughtered |
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| superlative | most slaughtered |
Phrases with slaughtered
Questions about slaughtered
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- Slaughtered means extremely drunk.
- What is slaughtered the simple past and past participle of?
- Slaughtered is the simple past and past participle of slaughter.
- What part of speech is slaughtered?
- Slaughtered is an adjective.
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