tattered

tat·tered

adj \ˈta-tərd\

Definition of TATTERED

1

: wearing ragged clothes <a tattered barefoot boy>

2

: torn into shreds : ragged <a tattered flag>

3

a : broken down : dilapidated <decaying houses along tattered paved streets — P. B. Martin> b : being in a shattered condition <led their tattered party to victory>

Examples of TATTERED

1. a pile of old tattered books
2. <arrived at the refugee camp tattered and exhausted>

First Known Use of TATTERED

14th century

Related to TATTERED

Synonyms: ragged, raggedy, ragtag, tatterdemalion, out at elbows (or out at the elbows)

Related Words: bedraggled, scroungy, scruffy, shabby, threadbare; down-at-the-heels (or down-at-heel also down-at-the-heel or down-at-heels)

Near Antonyms: decked (out), dolled up, dressed up; spiffy

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