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embattled definition

embattled


 
  Overview  of  adj  embattled 
 
  The  adj  embattled  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  embattled  --  (beset  with  attackers  or  controversy  or  conflict;  "embattled  troops";  "an  embattled  governor") 
  2.  embattled  --  (prepared  for  battle;  "an  embattled  city") 
  3.  embattled,  crenelated,  crenelate,  crenellated,  crenellate,  indented  --  (having  repeated  square  indentations  like  those  in  a  battlement;  "a  crenelated  molding") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  embattled 
 
  3  senses  of  embattled 
 
  Sense  1 
  embattled 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  insecure)  ->  secure 
 
  Sense  2 
  embattled 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  prepared)  ->  unprepared 
 
  Sense  3 
  embattled,  crenelated,  crenelate,  crenellated,  crenellate,  indented 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  fancy)  ->  plain 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  embattled 
 
  3  senses  of  embattled 
 
  Sense  1 
  embattled 
  =>  insecure  (vs.  secure),  unsafe 
 
  Sense  2 
  embattled 
  =>  prepared  (vs.  unprepared) 
 
  Sense  3 
  embattled,  crenelated,  crenelate,  crenellated,  crenellate,  indented 
  =>  fancy  (vs.  plain) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  embattled 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  embattled 
 
  embattled  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  embattled 
  embattled 
 
  Overview  of  adj  embattled 
 
  The  adj  embattled  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  embattled  --  (beset  with  attackers  or  controversy  or  conflict;  "embattled  troops";  "an  embattled  governor") 
  2.  embattled  --  (prepared  for  battle;  "an  embattled  city") 
  3.  embattled,  crenelated,  crenelate,  crenellated,  crenellate,  indented  --  (having  repeated  square  indentations  like  those  in  a  battlement;  "a  crenelated  molding") 



embattled definition