wrecked
wrecked Lexical Profile
wrecked Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Severely damaged, destroyed, or ruined beyond repair.
"The salvage crew worked for weeks to clear the wrecked ship from the shallow harbor."
Extremely exhausted, worn out, or physically and mentally drained (informal).
"After working three consecutive twelve-hour shifts at the hospital, the nurse felt completely wrecked."
Heavily intoxicated by alcohol or drugs (slang).
"He got completely wrecked at the celebration and had to take a taxi home."
• verb
To destroy, severely damage, or ruin something (past tense and past participle of wreck).
"The sudden hailstorm wrecked the fragile glass roof of the greenhouse."
• Rhymes for wrecked
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the root verb 'wreck', which entered Middle English via Anglo-Norman 'wrec' and Old Norse 'rek' (meaning something cast ashore or driftwood), combined with the participial suffix '-ed'.