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Definition of tatterdemalion in English: tatterdemalionadjectiveˌtatədɪˈmeɪljən Tattered or dilapidated. Example sentencesExamples - They began with a tatterdemalion parade of musicians and baton twirlers down the aisle and onto the stage.
- And a circus happens where and whenever some tatterdemalion body discards itself in leaps and somersaults.
- Al's tatterdemalion figure was washed out in a psychedelic rainbow as Sam Beckett leaped again.
- The Web sites supporting ‘The Living Wage Movement’ have a tatterdemalion, homemade feel to them.
- In the haphazard tatterdemalion surroundings of sheds and abandoned industrial buildings, the new centre stands out as an organized oasis.
noun ˌtatədɪˈmeɪljən A person in tattered clothing. Example sentencesExamples - In a free society, why should anyone stand in the way of another person's transformation from tatterdemalion to goddess?
Synonyms mischievous child, imp, monkey, puck, rascal, rogue, minx, mischief-maker, prankster, tearaway
Origin Early 17th century: from tatters or tattered: ending unexplained. Rhymes alien, Australian, bacchanalian, Castalian, Deucalion, episcopalian, Hegelian, madrigalian, mammalian, Pygmalion, Salian, saturnalian, sesquipedalian, Thessalian, Westphalian |