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smashed

/smæʃt/

smashed adjective: extensively broken; especially, in shards. Also the simple past and past participle of smash.

Adjective

smashed (comparative more smashed, superlative most smashed)

  1. Extensively broken; especially, in shards.
    • Some of the pottery is so smashed that it's not feasible even to do a restorative repair.
  2. (slang) Drunk.
    • I was so smashed last night, I don’t remember how I got home!
    • ‘He got so smashed that I had to take him home.’2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 79

Also used as

smashed is also the simple past and past participle of smash.

Examples of smashed in a sentence

  • I slowly smashed the modeling clay flat with the palm of my hand.
  • The boy ululated as he fell to the ground and smashed his arm.
  • He smashed the ball with his left foot and put it past the goalkeeper.

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Synonyms of smashed

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Forms of smashed

comparativemore smashed
superlativemost smashed

Origin of smashed

From smash + -ed.

Phrases with smashed

Words that rhyme with smashed

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Questions about smashed

What does smashed mean?
Smashed means extensively broken; especially, in shards.
What part of speech is smashed?
Smashed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce smashed?
Smashed is pronounced /smæʃt/.

Words near smashed in the dictionary

  1. smashable
  2. smashboard
  3. smashboards
  4. smashburger
  5. smashburgers
  6. smashed
  7. smashed and dashed
  8. smashed and grabbed
  9. smashed down
  10. smashed it
  11. smashed potato

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