tatterdemalion

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Recent Examples of tatterdemalion Overhanging his outer compound wall were the only two remaining shade trees in the citadel, one a dying oak, the other a mulberry tree, and within the compound was a tatterdemalion garden, where a scrawny pomegranate tree drooped with heavy fruit. Rod Nordland, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
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Adjective
  • Forgetting Derry’s communal traumas is as much a part of the town’s firmament as the scenic canals, the nearby Air Force base where Charlotte’s hubby Leroy (Jovan Adepo) has been newly posted, and the dilapidated house at 29 Neibolt Street.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The dilapidated wooden trim and sagging porticos were spruced up a few years ago after preservationists complained to the Landmarks Preservation Commission, but the upstairs windows reveal glimpses of peeling paint, crumbling plaster, and collapsing ceilings inside.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • By the end of the summer my catalogs were tattered and worn.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The archangel of trendy-casual walkaroundfits (new word, please spread around) just stepped out in hip-hugging bootcut jeans, a loose and intentionally tattered white T-shirt, a gold pendant necklace, and dark sunglasses, an easy all-American look for a morning on the go.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Those plans were later abandoned during the pandemic and the house joined Denver’s neglected and derelict building list in 2024.
    Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Same premise as the exterior, but even more important: Don’t buy a car with a neglected interior.
    Jimmy Camp, Oc Register, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Dull blades leave behind ragged leaf tips, which are quick entry points for turf diseases.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Her once ragged fur transformed.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Tatterdemalion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tatterdemalion. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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