obliterated

Etymology

From obliterate + -ed (suffix forming adjectives; and past tenses and past participles of regular verbs).

adj

  1. Destroyed; (loosely) broken beyond repair.
    [A]s however the sutures between this epimeron and the adjoining pieces are very obliterated, it easily escapes observation even when really exposed. 1882, David Sharp, On Aquatic Carnivorous Coleoptera or Dytiscidae, page 940
    Bearing in mind that the veins have more compressible walls than the arteries, it is intelligible how they are more obliterated than the former when an organ becomes dislocated. 1912, Interstate Medical Journal, page 249
    Had he succeeded in awakening in 1966, he would no doubt have been fascinated to find the site of his obliterated house the subject of lively interest and debate as archaeologists and architects attempted a hypothetical reconstruction. 1992, Michael Parrington, The Buried Past: An Archaeological History of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, page 86
    On the ground in Berlin, they would search for the axle of an obliterated car and hope that it bore a serial number; they would probe the crater at the Brandenburg's foot, shifting stones made ancient by blood and grief. 2009, Francine Mathews, The Cutout, Random House, page 118
    A vindictive little kitten who is still angry about an obliterated car, more like. 2012, Molly Harper, Driving Mr. Dead, Simon & Schuster, page 139
  2. (figurative) Forgotten.
  3. (slang) Very drunk or intoxicated; wasted.
    The right of men to get obliterated and do stupid stuff—the fun men have getting obliterated and doing stupid stuff—is so culturally accepted that it's a cornerstone of best man speeches and bro comedies. 2017, Jill Filipovic, The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness, Hachette

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of obliterate

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