battered vs broken-down

battered

adj
  • Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered. 

  • Beaten repeatedly or consistently; beaten up. 

  • Coated with batter (noun). 

broken-down

adj
  • Ruined in character or strength. 

  • Not properly maintained; neglected. 

  • Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order. 

How often have the words battered and broken-down occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )