tatterdemalion
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noun \ˌta-tər-di-ˈmāl-yən, -ˈmal-, -ˈma-lē-ən\Definition of TATTERDEMALION
: a person dressed in ragged clothing : ragamuffin
Origin of TATTERDEMALION
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1608
2tatterdemalion
adjectiveDefinition of TATTERDEMALION
1
: ragged or disreputable in appearance
2
: being in a decayed state or condition : dilapidated
Examples of TATTERDEMALION
- <one of those tatterdemalion towns of the rust belt where the factories closed down decades ago>
First Known Use of TATTERDEMALION
1614
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- beat-up, bombed-out, dilapidated, dog-eared, down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels), dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, sleazy, tacky, shabby, tatty, threadbare, timeworn, tumbledown
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