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单词 tatterdemalion
释义 tat·ter·de·ma·lion
I. \ˌtad.ə(r)də̇ˈmālyən, -atə(-, -dēˈ-, -ˈmal-, -lēən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: tatter (I) + -demalion, of unknown origin
: a person dressed in ragged clothing : one who is disreputable in appearance : ragamuffin, scarecrow
II. adjective
1.
 a. : ragged or disreputable in dress or appearance
  < tatterdemalion and careless in dress, with unpolished boots, baggy trousers, and shapeless cloth cap — Vernon Leonard >
 b. : being in a decayed state or condition : broken-down, dilapidated
  < the old tatterdemalion farmhouse — Theodore Dreiser >
2. : beggarly, disreputable
 < the most tatterdemalion party ever seen in American politics — H.L.Mencken >
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