Discerped

/dɪˈsɜːrpt/ adjective

Definition

Torn apart; pulled into pieces; fragmented.

Etymology

Past tense or past participle of discerp, from Latin discerpere. The -ed suffix marks it as a completed action or resulting state.

Kelly Says

Though archaic, this word haunts literature from the Renaissance onward, often used to describe something destroyed or broken, as in 'the discerped remains of the ancient text.'

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