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Worn vs Battered - What's the difference?

worn | battered |

As adjectives the difference between worn and battered

is that worn is damaged and shabby as a result of much use while battered is beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered, beat-up.

As verbs the difference between worn and battered

is that worn is while battered is (batter).

worn

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • damaged and shabby as a result of much use

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * outworn * worn out

    battered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (batter)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered, beat-up.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1944, author=(w)
    • , title= The Three Corpse Trick, chapter=5 , passage=The dinghy was trailing astern at the end of its painter, and Merrion looked at it as he passed. He saw that it was a battered -looking affair of the prahm type, with a blunt snout, and like the parent ship, had recently been painted a vivid green.}}
  • Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up.
  • (label) Coated with batter.