tattered en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtætəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtætɚd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English tatered, tatird, from Old Norse tǫturr. Originally, it was derived from the noun, but it was later reanalysed as a past participle (tatter + -ed), whereafter the verb came into being. Compare tatter.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
The chattering, irrational brute of the subconscious clothes itself in the tattered garments of rationality and idealism.
1919, Boris Sidis, The Source and Aim of Human Progress:
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(not-comparable) Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.
The tattered man waved his hand.
1895 October, Stephen Crane, chapter X, in The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 101:This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.]
1784, The House that Jack Built, page 8:
- (not-comparable, obsolete) Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tottered | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
untattered · tatteredness · tatteredly
Relateds
Synonyms
worn-out · grufty · shabby · piggy · seedy · draggle-tailed · wrecksome · crumbling · slatternly · outworn · stale · tumbledown · derelict · run-down · dilapidated · shabby · scroungy · worn · dowdy · rinky-dink · clapped out · beat up · dilapidated · blowsy · slovenly · scruffy · tacky · neglected · mean · frowsy · faulty · raddled · raggedy · rough · defective · trampish · sloppy · scrofulous · slummocky · mangy · bedraggled · ravaged · tired · ramshackle · munted · schleppy · broken-down · unfine · scrungy · slovenlike · tatterdemalion · grungy · beat · downgone · weakened · ragtag · frumpy · passé · scratty · past it · draggled · slobbish · ragged · damaged · beaten up · unkempt · ribby · sluttish · hashy · out at the heels · mean · raggy · worsened · unkemmed · grotty · unshaven · scroungy · down at heel · bedraggled · seedy · draggled · schlumpy · dishevelled · past one's prime · ruinous · tatterdemalion · wrecked · dowdyish · ragtag · slobby · deteriorated · qualifier · tacky · wasted · timeworn · unimproved · shabby · slammocky · tore up · effete
Translations (70)
gl pelandrán (dressed in tatters or rags) · sh pȑnjav (dressed in tatters or rags) · sh дро̏њав (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl calazas (dressed in tatters or rags) · fi resuinen (ragged and torn) · gl brégolas (dressed in tatters or rags) · es andrajoso (ragged and torn) · pdt lunsich (ragged and torn) · gl albardeiro (dressed in tatters or rags) · sh pȑnjav (ragged and torn) · fi resuinen (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl fargallón (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl farrapeiro (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl baldreo (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl zalapastrán (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl touporroutou (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl farroupeiro (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl bandalleiro (dressed in tatters or rags) · oc esparracat (ragged and torn) · gl badanas (dressed in tatters or rags) · es harapiento (dressed in tatters or rags) · sh pȍderān (ragged and torn) · ga ribíneach (ragged and torn) · gl bandallo (dressed in tatters or rags) · mi tāreperepe (ragged and torn) · bg парцалив (ragged and torn) · pt esfarrapado (dressed in tatters or rags) · sh пр̏њав (ragged and torn) · gl vascalleiro (dressed in tatters or rags) · fr loqueteux (ragged and torn) · ru дра́ный (ragged and torn) · fa سخش (ragged and torn) · gl vascallo (dressed in tatters or rags) · ru обо́рванный (ragged and torn) · it a brandelli (ragged and torn) · sh раздеран (ragged and torn) · gl torgallo (dressed in tatters or rags) · ga adhastrach (ragged and torn) · sh пр̏њав (dressed in tatters or rags) · sh по̏дера̄н (ragged and torn) · gl pastrán (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl zampallán (dressed in tatters or rags) · fr en loques (ragged and torn) · it liso (ragged and torn) · gl adán (dressed in tatters or rags) · sh razderan (ragged and torn) · gl baldroeiro (dressed in tatters or rags) · fr abîmé (ragged and torn) · hi जर्जर (ragged and torn) · ckb شِڕوشاڵ (ragged and torn) · bg дрипав (ragged and torn) · bg опърпан (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl capiceiro (dressed in tatters or rags) · fr en haillons (ragged and torn) · grc ῥάκινος (ragged and torn) · gl esfarrapado (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl palafustrán (dressed in tatters or rags) · it stracciato (ragged and torn) · ru рва́ный (ragged and torn) · sh drȍnjav (ragged and torn) · gl zampallón (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl baldrogas (dressed in tatters or rags) · sh дро̏њав (ragged and torn) · sh drȍnjav (dressed in tatters or rags) · az cırıq (ragged and torn) · gl galdrapeiro (dressed in tatters or rags) · la pannuceus (ragged and torn) · gl pingallo (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl pingón (dressed in tatters or rags) · gl farrapento (dressed in tatters or rags)