tattered Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
    tatterdemalion.
    • a man in a tattered shirt
    • the tattered flag
    • tied up in tattered brown paper
    • a tattered barefoot boy
    • a tatterdemalion prince
  2. adjective satellite ruined or disrupted
    shattered.
    • our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity
    • a tattered remnant of its former strength
    • my torn and tattered past

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