tattered
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tattered
- /ˈtætəd/ UK
- /ˈtætɚd/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English tatered, tatird, from Old Norse tǫturr. Originally, it was derived from the noun, but it was later reanalysed as a past participle (tatter + -ed), whereafter the verb came into being. Compare tatter.
adjective tottered
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Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
The chattering, irrational brute of the subconscious clothes itself in the tattered garments of rationality and idealism.
Similar: raggedy, ragtag, tatterdemalion
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Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.
This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.]
Similar: raggy, bedraggled, blowsy, dishevelled, dowdy, dowdyish, down at heel, downgone, qualifier, draggle-tailed, draggled, frowsy
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Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.
Similar: clapped out, damaged, defective, deteriorated, dilapidated, effete, faulty, munted, outworn, passé, past it, past one's prime
verb tottered
- simple past and past participle of tatter
Translations
Every language
adj dressed in tatters or rags
| Español | harapiento |
|---|---|
| Português | esfarrapado |
adj ragged and torn
| Español | andrajoso |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | जर्जर jarjar |
| Français | abîmé, en loques, en haillons, loqueteux |
| Italiano | stracciato, a brandelli, liso |
| Русский | дра́ный drányj, рва́ный rványj, обо́рванный obórvannyj |
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