Definition of tattered
1 : torn into shreds : ragged a tattered flag
2a : broken down : dilapidated decaying houses along tattered paved streets — P. B. Martinb : being in a shattered condition led their tattered party to victory
3 : wearing ragged clothes a tattered barefoot boy
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Examples of tattered in a sentence
a pile of old tattered books
arrived at the refugee camp tattered and exhausted
14th Century
First Known Use of tattered
14th century
TATTERED Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of tattered for English Language Learners
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: old and torn
TATTERED Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of tattered for Students
1 : torn in or worn to shreds tattered clothes
2 : dressed in ragged clothes a tattered orphan
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