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hammered
01
shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks
Grammatical Information
Composition
past participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most hammered
Comparative
more hammered
gradable
02
having consumed excessive alcohol to the point of extreme intoxication
Slang
What does "hammered" mean in alcohol slang?
The term "hammered" means extremely intoxicated from alcohol. The structure is informal slang where "hammered" is used metaphorically to suggest being forcefully impacted by alcohol to the point of heavy impairment. It is commonly used in casual speech to describe a high level of drunkenness.
Examples
He was hammered by the time the party was halfway through.
Lexical Tree
hammered
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