torn
- adjective
- /tɔrn/
- If the integrity of the suit is compromised in any way, if the fabric is torn or a zipper not closed, readmittance will be denied.
- torn bodies
He could step into a throw with a torn MTL.
- He could step into a throw with a torn MTL.
- I didn't he fought with with a torn ACL for a world title.
- You know, my pants are kind of torn there.
- Things such as the homeless people's blankets and torn wedding gowns.
- It was scratched, torn, damaged, faded.
- So it was just, it was just was that was that torn there massive?
Examples
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It was scratched, torn, damaged, faded.
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My mind stuck momentarily on the image of my father, unshaven in torn, shipwrecked clothes.
Academic text (1997) -
You know, my pants are kind of torn there.
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I gave the torn skirt and sweater to the police.
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Was it because his clothes were torn and he was unkempt?
Academic text (2018) -
Yes, it's already terribly torn, so what's another tear?
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Your dress is torn.
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Harmon walked slowly across its torn asphalt until he came to the spot where it had happened.
Fiction book (1994) -
She's a pitiful figure, this bride in her torn wedding gown getting bombed all alone.
Fiction book (1994) -
The photograph had a torn edge that made it look vintage.
Synonyms
An edge or outline with rough, sharp points
An uneven edge or outline that is not smooth
Something that looks worn, torn, and messy
Having parts that are badly torn or crushed with jagged edges
Cloth edges that are worn and have loose threads
In a very poor state after long use or damage
Having rough, jagged cuts or tears often caused by an injury
Having a jagged, torn edge that looks cut
Cloth with loose torn threads and a ragged, worn look
Appears torn or worn, like old clothes with holes
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Etymology
Torn comes from the verb tear, which means 'to rip'. It originally described cloth or skin that was pulled apart, so a torn edge is rough and uneven.