Associations to the word «Tattered»

Wiktionary

TATTERED, adjective. Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged
TATTERED, adjective. Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged
TATTERED, adjective. (obsolete) dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken
TATTERED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of tatter

Dictionary definition

TATTERED, adjective. 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".
TATTERED, adjective. Ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past".

Wise words

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