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TATTERDEMALION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dirty shabbily clothed urchin

Synonyms:

ragamuffin; tatterdemalion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tatterdemalion" is a kind of...):

urchin (poor and often mischievous city child)

Derivation:

tatterdemalion (in deplorable condition)

tatterdemalion (worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In deplorable condition

Example:

a tumble-down shack

Synonyms:

bedraggled; broken-down; derelict; dilapidated; ramshackle; tatterdemalion; tumble-down

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

damaged (harmed or injured or spoiled)

Derivation:

tatterdemalion (a dirty shabbily clothed urchin)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing

Example:

a tatterdemalion prince

Synonyms:

tatterdemalion; tattered

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

worn (affected by wear; damaged by long use)

Derivation:

tatterdemalion (a dirty shabbily clothed urchin)

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