embattled
1. [ adjective ] prepared for battle
Examples:

"an embattled city"

Related terms: prepared
2. [ adjective ] beset with attackers or controversy or conflict
Examples:

"embattled troops" "an embattled governor"

Related terms: insecure
3. [ adjective ] having repeated square indentations like those in a battlement
Synonyms: crenelate crenellated crenellate indented crenelated
Examples:

"a crenelated molding"

Related terms: fancy
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