| 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 | ||