English adjective: tatterdemalion | |||
1. | tatterdemalion worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing | ||
Samples | A man in a tattered shirt. The tattered flag. Tied up in tattered brown paper. A tattered barefoot boy. A tatterdemalion prince. | ||
Synonyms | tattered | ||
Similar | worn | ||
Antonyms | new | ||
2. | tatterdemalion in deplorable condition | ||
Samples | A street of bedraggled tenements. A broken-down fence. A ramshackle old pier. A tumble-down shack. | ||
Synonyms | bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down | ||
Similar | damaged | ||
Antonyms | undamaged | ||
English noun: tatterdemalion | |||
1. | tatterdemalion (person) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin | ||
Synonyms | ragamuffin | ||
Broader (hypernym) | urchin | ||