tattered

Adjective
Synonyms: tatterdemalionshattered

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing“a man in a tattered shirt”“the tattered flag”“tied up in tattered brown paper”“a tattered barefoot boy”“a tatterdemalion prince”Synonyms: tatterdemalion
  2. ruined or disrupted“our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity”“a tattered remnant of its former strength”“my torn and tattered past”Synonyms: shattered
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Tatter \Tat"ter\, v. t. [p. p. Tattered.] To rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in the past participle as an adjective. [1913 Webster]

Where waved the tattered ensigns of Ragfair. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

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