Meaning of cactused | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Featuring a cactus or cacti.
2. Broken; ruined; no longer working, more recently especially related to a technical system.
   Australia, slang
3. In trouble, screwed.
   Australia, slang

Examples

“I could not imagine⟳ Cadwallader Davies the grocer, in his near-to-waking dream⟳, riding on horseback, two-gunned and Cody-bold, through the cactused prairies.”

“On top it's a dry cactused area inhabited by typical upper desert creatures such as kangaroo rats and collared lizards.”

“Ponderosa forests, open⟳ meadows, cactused badlands, and river-carved sedimentary layers make⟳ appearances.”

“My computer is cactused.”

“His high spirits descended temporarily. 'It took me thirty minutes to get⟳ her going again. The lift⟳ pump is cactused.'”

“the only time this does not work⟳ is when my DNS name⟳ server is cactused (which happens once or twice a year.)”

“Maintenance has never been my favorite pursuit, and many of these repairs were complex and demanding, often requiring pulling parts off a cactused bike, and refitting them to a salvageable one.”

“'Mini — and that's managed by the Germans, by BMW. I tell⟳ you, Walshie, a lot of car makers around the world are cactussed. We're not Robinson Crusoe. But if times are tough now, what'll they be like⟳ when the Chinese arrive⟳? If the UK's down to one profitable car maker. D'you think⟳ we can possibly hold⟳ on to four?'”

“Good thing somebody figured out the radio, otherwise you all would have⟳ been cactused, in a remote location like⟳ that, mate.”

“The purpose of today's column is to cheer⟳ us both up, despite the inescapable fact the world is f..ked, not to mention⟳ cactused, knackered, stuffed, rooted and ruined”

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