Mangled and Smashed

Mangled

Mangled adjective - Having edges that are jagged from injury.

Smashed and mangled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smashed" instead an adjective "Mangled".

Nearby Words: mangle, mangling

Smashed

Smashed adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.
Usage example: the smashed figurine left bits of china all over the rug

Mangled and smashed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mangled" instead an adjective "Smashed".

Nearby Words: smash, smashing, smasher, smashable

Both words in one sentence

  • An entire subset of jokes involve Joe getting his legs smashed, mangled, or otherwise horribly injured, only for him to laugh it off (or at the very worst, become mildly annoyed), because they're already useless.
  • Fan Fic / Dumbledore's Army and the Year of Darkness Gory descriptions include a girl being slashed to bloody shreds by a curse, Lavender having her throat torn and mangled, a giant crushing a student like jelly, and Michael's head smashed open so his exposed brain gleams white.
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