hammered

adjective

ham·​mered ˈha-mərd 

1

: having surface indentations produced or appearing to have been produced by hammering

hammered copper

2

slang : drunk sense 1a

Synonyms

• besotted
• blasted [slang]
• blind
• blitzed [slang]
• blotto [slang]
• bombed
• boozy
• canned [slang]
• cockeyed
• crocked
• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• gassed
• high
• impaired
• inebriate
• inebriated
• intoxicated
• juiced [slang]
• lit
• lit up
• loaded [slang]
• looped
• oiled [slang]
• pickled
• pie-eyed
• plastered
• potted [slang]
• ripped [slang]
• sloshed [slang]
• smashed [slang]
• sottish
• soused
• sozzled
• squiffed
• squiffy
• stewed
• stiff
• stinking [slang]
• stoned
• tanked [slang]
• tiddly [chiefly British]
• tight
• tipsy
• wasted [slang]
• wet
• wiped out [slang]

Examples of hammered in a Sentence

They got hammered last night.

college students regularly getting hammered at keggers

Recent Examples on the Web

The hammered vase is handcrafted from clear blow glass and available in two sizes that can be styled together or solo. —Maggie Horton, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024

Swan into its work-play lobby, inspired by the local neighborhood, where London creatives churn away at a long walnut communal table sandwiched between the Lobby Bar and a hammered copper reception desk. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

The groom opted for a hammered gold band branded with Wash's fingerprints, while the bride went with a gold eternity band with emerald cut diamonds. —Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024

The formal dining room, complete with a hammered copper fireplace (signed by designer Peter Muller-Munk) and dark hardwood floors, accesses a modest garden via French doors. —Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1