multilatory

A gardener uses a multilatory tool to trim the hedge.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Causing injury or mutilation: "multilatory" describes something that results in damage, cutting, or disfigurement, especially to a physical body or object.

Usage Examples

• (The damage caused cutting and destruction.)
• (Procedures that cause unnecessary injury.)

Advanced Usage

• "multilatory force": a force that causes severe damage.

  • The multilatory force of the explosion shattered windows and walls. (The force that mutilates.)

• "multilatory criticism": harsh or destructive criticism that severely damages someone's reputation or self-esteem.

  • Her multilatory remarks left him feeling worthless. (Her remarks were like a verbal mutilation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mutilate (verb): to injure or disfigure by cutting or tearing.

  • The vandals mutilated the statue. (They damaged it by cutting or breaking.)

• Mutilation (noun): the act or result of mutilating.

  • The mutilation of the ancient manuscript was a tragedy. (The damage was severe.)

Synonyms

• Disfiguring: causing permanent damage to the appearance.
• Damaging: causing harm or injury.

Phrasal Verbs

(None directly related to "multilatory" as an adjective.)

Related Idioms

• "to cut to pieces": to destroy or damage severely.

  • The critic cut the film to pieces in his review. (He criticized it harshly, like a multilatory act.)

• "to make mincemeat of": to defeat or criticize severely.

  • The lawyer made mincemeat of the witness's testimony. (He destroyed it, similar to a multilatory effect.)