beaten-up

ADJECTIVE
  1. damaged by blows or hard usage
    a battered old car
    the beaten-up old Ford
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  • But we, too, have a long, long tradition of politically-active people and blameless joes who walked down the wrong street being harassed and beaten-up by the security forces. Do new post-pantsbomber TSA security directives kill inflight WiFi? (UPDATED) Boing Boing
  • “These are good, very good,” he said to nobody in particular as he waded back and forth between the stalactites hanging from the spectral ironworks on the walls and the measuring and collecting instruments stored in a beaten-up backpack. First Contact
  • Now Mr. Prime Minister, this Turkey of politically pressured columnists, officially intimidated hand-holders and beaten-up art gallery attendees is not the progressive democratic country you were talking about. Elcin Poyrazlar: Democracy Is Coming to Turkey?
  • “These are good, very good,” he said to nobody in particular as he waded back and forth between the stalactites hanging from the spectral ironworks on the walls and the measuring and collecting instruments stored in a beaten-up backpack. First Contact
  • Her sandals were old and somewhat beaten-up, but very comfortable.
  • With the European economy slowing and more European politicians battling with angry electorates, the question is whether the continent has any more rabbits to pull out of its beaten-up hat.
  • Mr. Prime Minister, the Turkey with politically pressured columnists, intimidated hand-holders and beaten-up art gallery attendees is not the progressive democratic country you talk about. Elcin Poyrazlar: Democracy Is Coming to Turkey?
  • Beaten-up airplanes will always be at the bottom of the stack.
  • Led by a rally in beaten-up bank stocks, Greek equities climbed 2.5 per cent and Italy's main index jumped 3.8 per cent.
  • Mr. Prime Minister, the Turkey with politically pressured columnists, intimidated hand-holders and beaten-up art gallery attendees is not the "progressive" democratic country you talk about. Elcin Poyrazlar: Democracy Is Coming to Turkey?
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