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- DictionaryTat·tered/ˈtadərd/
adjective
- 1. old and torn; in poor condition: "an old woman in tattered clothes"
( especially of cloth or paper) badly torn: The flag was tattered and threadbare. a tattered old letter. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. In bad condition. battered. battle-scarred. be on the skids idiom. beat someone up. blasted. glitchy. have seen better days idiom. hors de combat. impaired. in good, bad, etc. repair idiom. ruined.
tattered. adjective. /ˈtætəd/. /ˈtætərd/. old and torn; in bad condition. tattered clothes. (figurative) tattered relationships. (figurative) the hotel’s tattered reputation. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing. “a man in a tattered shirt” “the tattered flag” “tied up in tattered brown paper” “a tattered barefoot boy” synonyms: tatterdemalion. worn. affected by wear; damaged by long use. adjective. ruined or disrupted. “a tattered remnant of its former strength” “my torn and tattered past”
5 days ago · 1. adjective. If something such as clothing or a book is tattered, it is damaged or torn, especially because it has been used a lot over a long period of time. He fled wearing only a sarong and a tattered shirt. ...a very old, tattered, phone directory. Synonyms: torn, ripped, ragged, frayed More Synonyms of tattered.
1. ragged or worn: a tattered old book. 2. wearing ragged or torn clothing: tattered refugees. 3. damaged, defeated, or in disarray: he believes he can bring the tattered party together. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
TATTERED | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary. Meaning of tattered – Learner’s Dictionary. tattered. adjective. uk / ˈtætəd / us. Add to word list. old and badly torn: tattered clothes. (Definition of tattered from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of tattered. in Chinese (Traditional)
Jan 24, 2024 · ( obsolete) Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken. Related terms [ edit] tatty. tatterdemalion. Translations [ edit] ± ragged and torn. ± dressed in tatters or rags. Verb [ edit] tattered. simple past and past participle of tatter. References [ edit] “ tattered ”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.:
