tatterdemalion (Meaning)
tatterdemalion (n)
a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
tatterdemalion (s)
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
in deplorable condition
tatterdemalion (n.)
A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin.
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tatterdemalion Sentence Examples
- The tatterdemalion beggar stood on the street corner, his clothes in ruins.
- The old house was a tatterdemalion, its paint peeling and its windows broken.
- The garden was a tatterdemalion, overgrown with weeds and littered with trash.
- The tatterdemalion army marched into battle, their uniforms torn and their spirits low.
- The tatterdemalion puppet had lost its limbs and its head was hanging by a thread.
- The tatterdemalion child wandered the streets, alone and hungry.
- The tatterdemalion car sputtered and coughed its way down the road.
- The tatterdemalion professor wore a mismatched tweed jacket and threadbare trousers.
- The tatterdemalion book was filled with torn pages and faded ink.
- The tatterdemalion ship sailed across the ocean, its sails tattered and its hull rotting.
FAQs About the word tatterdemalion
a dirty shabbily clothed urchin, worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing, in deplorable conditionA ragged fellow; a ragamuffin.
dilapidated, neglected, gone to seed, down-at-the-heel, tired, sleazy, broken,tumbledown, ruined, tatty
new, brand-new, fresh, new, fresh, maintained, maintained, brand-new, mended, patched
The tatterdemalion beggar stood on the street corner, his clothes in ruins.
The old house was a tatterdemalion, its paint peeling and its windows broken.
The garden was a tatterdemalion, overgrown with weeds and littered with trash.
The tatterdemalion army marched into battle, their uniforms torn and their spirits low.
