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English adjective: tatterdemalion

1. tatterdemalion worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing


SamplesA man in a tattered shirt.
The tattered flag.
Tied up in tattered brown paper.
A tattered barefoot boy.
A tatterdemalion prince.


Synonymstattered


Similarworn


Antonymsnew

2. tatterdemalion in deplorable condition


SamplesA street of bedraggled tenements.
A broken-down fence.
A ramshackle old pier.
A tumble-down shack.


Synonymsbedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down


Similardamaged


Antonymsundamaged


English noun: tatterdemalion

1. tatterdemalion (person) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin


Synonymsragamuffin


Broader (hypernym)urchin









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