tattered
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈtætərd/
:
desgastado
- A man in tattered pants and dull shoes held a single limp tulip that had slipped out of cellophane.
- a tattered copy
It was something that people handed, you know, tattered copies from hand to hand.
- It was something that people handed, you know, tattered copies from hand to hand.
- Oh yeah, the the jeans and the shirt, they're both tattered.
- I've got on like the lamest tattered T-shirt and and gym shorts because I'd wanted to go to sleep.
- In the ruins of Springfield Walmart, for instance, shepherds in tattered Nike gear wait and warm to fire on the filthy sails floor.
Examples
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If your shoes are scuffed, unpolished, tattered, or old, it says nothing positive about you.
Blog text (20) -
A tattered gray cat sits on a ten-pound sack of rice, staring at me, purring.
Fiction book (1997) -
And it's like and I could see he was he was wearing these beat up boots and this disgusting tattered jacket.
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Women in tattered clothes were sitting on the flat roof of an underground hut.
Fiction book (1999) -
A tattered, bound book lies in the refuse of a forgotten corner.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her clothes hung in tattered rags about her bony frame.
Fiction book (1992) -
The children huddle in their cots under tattered, thin blankets.
Fiction book (1997) -
A gaunt, gray-haired man in a tattered overcoat stumbled into his field of vision.
Fiction book (2001) -
The children played in the park, their clothes looking old and tattered after so much use.
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She cherished the tattered photo album, each worn page filled with memories from her childhood.
Synonyms
41
5.2
Damaged and worn from rough use over a long time
34
1.0
Having edges that are ripped and uneven
33
2.5
Worn and in poor condition because of long use or little care
23
4.7
Damaged and worn from being hit or used a lot
20
3.1
An object too old or damaged from heavy use to be useful
19
5.4
Looking worn and dirty from use
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3.2
Old, torn clothes that are in poor condition
12
4.0
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
8
6.4
So badly torn and ruined that it cannot be used, like clothes or plans
6
4.1
Cloth edges that are worn and have loose threads
2
6.0
Worn and in poor condition because of age or heavy use
1
5.1
Worn and damaged at the edges from long use
Wearing old, torn, and dirty clothes
Appears torn or worn, like old clothes with holes
An object that has been used a lot and is now damaged or not useful
An object that is damaged and has many marks from rough use
Antonyms
How Tattered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tattered comes from the old word tatter, meaning a torn piece of cloth or 'rag'. So tattered describes something full of tears and loose threads — old and worn from use.