embattled

Definitions of embattled
  1. adjective
    prepared for battle
    “an embattled city”
    synonyms:
    prepared
    made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
  2. adjective
    having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
    synonyms: battlemented, castellated, castled
    fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
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