tatterdemalion

tat·ter·de·mal·ion

T0058000 (tăt′ər-dĭ-māl′yən, -mā′lē-ən)n. A person wearing ragged or tattered clothing; a ragamuffin.adj. Ragged; tattered.

[Probably tattered + -demalion, of unknown meaning.]

(ˌtætədɪˈmeɪljən; -ˈmæl-) or

nrare a. a person dressed in ragged clothesb. (as modifier): a tatterdemalion dress. [C17: from tatter + -demalion, of uncertain origin]

(ˌtæt ər dɪˈmeɪl yən, -ˈmæl-)

n. 1. a person in tattered clothing; shabby person. adj. 2. ragged. [1600–10]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tatterdemalion - a dirty shabbily clothed urchin ragamuffinurchin - poor and often mischievous city child
Adj.	1.	tatterdemalion - 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"tatteredworn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
	2.	tatterdemalion - in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"broken-down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, bedraggled, derelictdamaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"

nounA person wearing ragged or tattered clothing:ragamuffin, scarecrow.adjectiveTorn into or marked by shreds or tatters:ragged, raggedy, tattered.