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adjective

ˈpla-stərd How to pronounce plastered (audio)
Definition of plasterednext
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol I don't believe it: you're totally plastered at your own dinner party

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plastered

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verb

past tense of plaster
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as in nailed

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as in smeared

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as in battered

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Recent Examples of plastered
Adjective
The wide kitchen windowsill holds an assortment of Santa Clauses, and snow people find a home in the built-in, plastered niche in the dining room. — oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plastered
  1. drunk
  2. nailed
  3. smeared
  4. battered
  5. drunken
  6. posted
  7. slathered
  8. buffeted
Adjective
  • Jenny Racicot, who lives in Maine, told Politico that Platner entered her home in 2021 while drunk and assaulted her.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • As if Taylor Swift’s wedding and the nation’s 250th birthday weren’t reason enough to celebrate, Beyoncé is giving fans an excuse to be drunk in love.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of drunk
Verb
  • Morocco’s Ismael Saibari nailed the winning penalty kick to give Morocco the 3-2 win in the stage, advancing the squad to the Round of 16.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • Teun Koopmeiners walked up for the Dutch and buried the first penalty and then Neil El Aynaoui nailed the bar for Morocco, putting the African champions behind.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
Definition of nailed
Verb
  • The restaurant sources its birotes from Duran’s to make the open-face, bean and cheese-smeared breakfast sandwiches popular throughout Mexico.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • By the end of the debate, about 150 men dressed in Indigenous costumes, their faces smeared with soot, stormed to a nearby wharf and dumped a literal boatload of tea into the water.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of smeared
Verb
  • Evanston police found that Williams was injured after being battered by the two men for whom police were first called.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Despite those numbers, LAHSA’s reputation has been battered by some highly critical assessments.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of battered
Adjective
  • The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.
    — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • On the personal side, Beth and Rip both attempt to connect with Carter in last week’s episode after his drunken acts in episode 7.
    — Brayden Garcia July 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of drunken
Verb
  • Following Politico's report, Platner reiterated his denial in a video posted on social media the afternoon of July 6.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • They were initially rumored to make up the album cover, but that proved untrue when Bridgers formally announced Lost Weekend and posted the official glitchy cover art (that was shot by Olof Grind, who also captured Punisher).
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
Definition of posted
Verb
  • At Taquearte, the split rolls are slathered with refried beans and chorizo, then blanketed in a single layer of mottled cheese.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Seriously, what is better than fresh heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad or a juicy tomato sandwich slathered in Duke's?
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 July 2026
Definition of slathered
Verb
  • But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026
Definition of buffeted

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