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   tattered

   /ˈtatəd/

   adjective

   • 1. old and torn; in poor condition: "an old woman in tattered clothes"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘dressed in decoratively slashed or jagged clothing’): apparently originally from the noun tatter ‘scrap of cloth’ + -ed1; later treated as a past participle.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTATTERED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   tattered | American Dictionary. adjective. us / ˈtæt̬·ərd / Add to word list. (of cloth) damaged by continuous use or age, esp. torn in strips: old tattered flags. (Definition of tattered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tatteredTattered Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TATTERED is torn into shreds : ragged. How to use tattered in a sentence.

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   Tattered definition: torn to tatters; ragged. See examples of TATTERED used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTATTERED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   (of cloth) damaged by continuous use or age, esp. torn in strips: old tattered flags. (Definition of tattered from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTATTERED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If something such as clothing or a book is tattered, it is damaged or torn, especially because it has been used a lot over a long period of time.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tatteredTattered - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing. “a man in a tattered shirt”. “the tattered flag”. “tied up in tattered brown paper”. “a tattered barefoot boy”. synonyms: tatterdemalion. worn. affected by wear; damaged by long use.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › tatteredTattered - definition of tattered by The Free Dictionary

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   Define tattered. tattered synonyms, tattered pronunciation, tattered translation, English dictionary definition of tattered. adj. 1. Torn into shreds; ragged. 2. Having ragged clothes; dressed in tatters. 3. a. Shabby or dilapidated. b. Disordered or disrupted. American Heritage®...