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- Dictionarytattered/ˈtatəd/
adjective
- 1. old and torn; in poor condition: "an old woman in tattered clothes"
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(of cloth) damaged by continuous use or age, esp. torn in strips: old tattered flags. (Definition of tattered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
tat· tered ˈta-tərd. Synonyms of tattered. 1. : torn into shreds : ragged. a tattered flag. 2. a. : broken down : dilapidated. decaying houses along tattered paved streets P. B. Martin. b. : being in a shattered condition. led their tattered party to victory. 3. : wearing ragged clothes. a tattered barefoot boy. Synonyms. raggedy. ragtag.
Tattered definition: torn to tatters; ragged. See examples of TATTERED used in a sentence.
(of cloth) damaged by continuous use or age, esp. torn in strips: old tattered flags. (Definition of tattered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
adjective. 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.
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. American English : tattered / ˈtætərd /
Define tattered. tattered synonyms, tattered pronunciation, tattered translation, English dictionary definition of tattered. adj. 1. Torn into shreds; ragged. 2. Having ragged clothes; dressed in tatters. 3. a. Shabby or dilapidated. b. Disordered or disrupted. American Heritage®...
Jun 2, 2024 · Adjective. [ edit] tattered (not comparable) Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged . Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged . ( obsolete) Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken. Related terms. [ edit] tatty. tatterdemalion. Translations. [ edit] ± ragged and torn.
Definition of tattered adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
I don't want you running around in tattered clothes. She was dressed in a tattered coat, hands in her lap, sitting as nervously as an immigrant awaiting deportation. Beside him rode an hussar, with a boy in a tattered French uniform and blue cap behind him on the crupper of his horse.
