butchered
verb
- 1
To slaughter (animals) and prepare (meat) for market.
- 2
To kill brutally.
- 3
To ruin (something), often to the point of defamation.
“The band at that bar really butchered "Hotel California".”
adjective
- 1
(of an animal) Taken apart professionally, as a butcher might.
- 2
(by extension) Taken apart, destroyed or distorted beyond recognition.
“a butchered translation of Horace”
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