adjective
- worn down or reduced by friction, use, or gradual loss; diminished through attrition
Usage: formal or technical; often used in military, business, or geological contexts
Examples
- The attritted rocks along the riverbed showed signs of centuries of water flow.
- After years of attritted negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement.
- The company faced an attritted workforce due to retirements and resignations.
- The attritted surface of the ancient coin made it difficult to read the inscription.
- Military strategists discussed the attritted state of the enemy's forces after the prolonged campaign.