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English adjective: tattered

1. tattered 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.


Synonymstatterdemalion


Similarworn


Antonymsnew

2. tattered ruined or disrupted


SamplesOur shattered dreams of peace and prosperity.
A tattered remnant of its former strength.
My torn and tattered past.


Synonymsshattered


Similardestroyed


Antonymspreserved









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