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hammered

adjective
ham·​mered | \ ˈha-mÉ™rd How to pronounce hammered (audio) \

Definition of hammered

1 : having surface indentations produced or appearing to have been produced by hammering hammered copper
2 slang : drunk sense 1a
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hammered

Synonyms

besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunk, drunken, fried, gassed, high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced [slang], lit, lit up, loaded [slang], looped, oiled [slang], pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted [slang], ripped [slang], sloshed [slang], smashed [slang], sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]

Antonyms

sober, straight

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Examples of hammered in a Sentence

They got hammered last night. college students regularly getting hammered at keggers

Recent Examples on the Web

 Those who stopped in the social hall for food, to eat, get a beverage or to shop for craft items, jewelry, souvenirs or ethnic bakery could view a large hammered copper frieze along the top of the wall. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Visitors to 12th St. Mary Romanian Festival got a taste of ethnic food, faith and culture," 21 Aug. 2017 Hammered copper sinks are surrounded by raw granite tops and Viking, Subzero and Bosch appliances. — R. Daniel Foster, latimes.com, "Before and After: Groovy 1970s party house turns Japanese-rustic," 30 June 2017

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First Known Use of hammered

1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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hammered

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English Language Learners Definition of hammered

slang : very drunk

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