{ } p. a. [ L. laceratus, p. p. ] 1. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound. [ 1913 Webster ]
By each other's fury lacerate Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot. & Zool.) Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end, or along the edge. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. torn roughly; -- of skin. Syn. -- mangled, torn. [ WordNet 1.5 ]