tatterdemalion English

Meaning tatterdemalion meaning

What does tatterdemalion mean?

tatterdemalion

— adjective (= tattered) 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

— noun (= ragamuffin) a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

— adjective (= bedraggled, broken-down, ramshackle, tumble-down) in deplorable condition a street of bedraggled tenements a broken-down fence a ramshackle old pier a tumble-down shack

Synonyms tatterdemalion synonyms

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tatterdemalion English » English

ragamuffin

tattered

dilapidated

tumble-down

ramshackle

ragged fellow

derelict

broken-down

bedraggled

vagabond

urchin

street Arab

slob

sansculotte

ragged