tatterdemalion

[ tat-er-di-meyl-yuhn, -mal- ]

/ ˌtæt ər dɪˈmeɪl yən, -ˈmæl- /

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noun

a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.

adjective

ragged; unkempt or dilapidated.

Origin of tatterdemalion

1600–10; first written tatter-de-mallian and rhymed with Italian;see tatter¹; -de-mallian< ?

Words nearby tatterdemalion

TATP, tatpurusha, Tatra Mountains, TATT, tatter, tatterdemalion, tattered, tattersall, Tattersall's, tattie, tattie-bogle

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Example sentences from the Web for tatterdemalion

And so the tatterdemalion led the way from St. Paul's, and Shakespeare followed him.
William Shakespeare as he lived.|Henry Curling
This tatterdemalion crew of mine is all there is left of my cohorts.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie
The tatterdemalion mob of beaters was descending into the nullah; and soon the wild din broke out once more.
The Jungle Girl|Gordon Casserly
It was a tatterdemalion array that he had conjured into conclave with his skittering whoop along the hill-tops.
When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry|Charles Neville Buck

The tatterdemalion is quicker still; fled like a guilty thought.
What Will He Do With It, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for tatterdemalion

tatterdemalion

/ (ˌtætədɪˈmeɪljən, -ˈmæl-) /

noun

rare

a person dressed in ragged clothes
(as modifier)a tatterdemalion dress

Word Origin for tatterdemalion

C17: from tatter + -demalion, of uncertain origin

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单词	tatterdemalion
释义	tatterdemalion [ tat-er-di-meyl-yuhn, -mal- ] / ˌtæt ər dɪˈmeɪl yən, -ˈmæl- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tatterdemalion ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person. adjective ragged; unkempt or dilapidated. Origin of tatterdemalion 1600–10; first written tatter-de-mallian and rhymed with Italian;see tatter¹; -de-mallian< ? Words nearby tatterdemalion TATP, tatpurusha, Tatra Mountains, TATT, tatter, tatterdemalion, tattered, tattersall, Tattersall's, tattie, tattie-bogle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tatterdemalion And so the tatterdemalion led the way from St. Paul's, and Shakespeare followed him. William Shakespeare as he lived.\|Henry Curling This tatterdemalion crew of mine is all there is left of my cohorts. The Precipice\|Elia Wilkinson Peattie The tatterdemalion mob of beaters was descending into the nullah; and soon the wild din broke out once more. The Jungle Girl\|Gordon Casserly It was a tatterdemalion array that he had conjured into conclave with his skittering whoop along the hill-tops. When 'Bear Cat' Went Dry\|Charles Neville Buck The tatterdemalion is quicker still; fled like a guilty thought. What Will He Do With It, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton British Dictionary definitions for tatterdemalion tatterdemalion / (ˌtætədɪˈmeɪljən, -ˈmæl-) / noun rare a person dressed in ragged clothes (as modifier)a tatterdemalion dress Word Origin for tatterdemalion C17: from tatter + -demalion, of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to tatterdemalion Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Tatterdemalion, And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.comA sequel to a treasured children's film and a celebration of the nation's laws both landed on the Dictionary.com trending words list for September 14–21, 2018. Here's what else had you wondering about words. READ MORE Words related to tatterdemalion shoddy, broken, dilapidated, moth-eaten, ragged, raggedy, rugged, seedy, shabby, shaggy, threadbare, torn, unkempt, battered, frayed, frazzled, ripped, scraggy
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tatterdemalion

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