bruised and battered



bruised and battered

Injured and/or thoroughly worn down, as from an assault or an exhausting, physically trying experience. He drank too much at the bar, got into a fight, and showed up at our door all bruised and battered. The home team, though bruised and battered, emerged victorious from the tough match.
See also: and, batter, bruise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SzilviaSEEL-vee-awHungarian
Ikraam-Arabic
Merryn-Cornish
Dzvezdan-Macedonian
Astarteəs-TAHR-tee (English)Near Eastern Mythology (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Ciprianochee-pree-AH-no (Italian)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese