tattered

CEFRB2

/ˈtætəd/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Old and torn or in poor condition.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.

Examples

  • I see a tattered flag which continues to flutter in the wind.

  • Felix was dressed in tattered clothing.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.

  2. Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of tatter

More examples

In context

  • The chattering, irrational brute of the subconscious clothes itself in the tattered garments of rationality and idealism.

  • This is the Prieſt all ſhaven and ſhorn, that married the man all tattered and torn[.]

  • The tattered man waved his hand.

Synonyms

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The old book was so blank that its pages were falling out one by one.

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Origin

adjective

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.