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TATTERDEMALION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tatterdemalion mean?
• TATTERDEMALION (noun)
The noun TATTERDEMALION has 1 sense:
1. a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
Familiarity information: TATTERDEMALION used as a noun is very rare.
• TATTERDEMALION (adjective)
The adjective TATTERDEMALION has 2 senses:
1. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
2. in deplorable condition
Familiarity information: TATTERDEMALION used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dirty shabbily clothed urchin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
ragamuffin; tatterdemalion
Hypernyms ("tatterdemalion" is a kind of...):
urchin (poor and often mischievous city child)
Derivation:
tatterdemalion (in deplorable condition)
tatterdemalion (worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
Synonyms:
tatterdemalion; tattered
Context example:
a tatterdemalion prince
Similar:
worn (affected by wear; damaged by long use)
Derivation:
tatterdemalion (a dirty shabbily clothed urchin)
Sense 2
Meaning:
In deplorable condition
Synonyms:
bedraggled; broken-down; derelict; dilapidated; ramshackle; tatterdemalion; tumble-down
Context example:
a tumble-down shack
Similar:
damaged (harmed or injured or spoiled)
Derivation:
tatterdemalion (a dirty shabbily clothed urchin)
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