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Meaning of 'tattered' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tattered [ p. p.]
- of Tatter

Meaning of 'tattered' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tattered [ s]
Meaning (1):
- worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
Example in sentence:
  • a man in a tattered shirt;
  • a tatterdemalion prince;
  • a tattered barefoot boy;
  • the tattered flag;
  • tied up in tattered brown paper
Meaning (2):
- ruined or disrupted
Example in sentence:
  • a tattered remnant of its former strength;
  • my torn and tattered past;
  • our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity

Nearby Words:

tat tataupa tatch tath tatou tatouay tatouhou tatt tatta tatter

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