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tattered
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As an adjective, tattered means rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags.
Meanings of tattered
5 meaningsadjective
Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.
Worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
“a man in a tattered shirt”
“the tattered flag”
“tied up in tattered brown paper”
Similar: tatterdemalionRuined or disrupted
“our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity”
“a tattered remnant of its former strength”
“my torn and tattered past”
Similar: shattered
Older and rare meanings (1)
obsoleteDilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.
verb
Simple past tense and past participle of tatter
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
adjective: worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
adjective: ruined or disrupted
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