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Tatterdemalion Definition & Meaning

tatterdemalion
adjective
  1. 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"; "a tatterdemalion prince"
  2. in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble- down shack"
noun
  1. a dirty shabbily clothed urchin

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What does tatterdemalion mean?
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"; "a tatterdemalion prince" in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble- down shack" a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
What part of speech is tatterdemalion?
Tatterdemalion is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does tatterdemalion have?
Tatterdemalion has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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