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tattered

tat·te·red

UK/ˈtætəd/ US/ˈtætɚd/ uncommon obsolete

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”
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2.

ruined or disrupted

  • “our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity”
  • “a tattered remnant of its former strength”
  • “my torn and tattered past”
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Origin

From Middle English tatered, tatird, from Old Norse tǫturr. Originally, it was derived from the noun, but it was later reanalysed as a past participle (tatter + -ed), whereafter the verb came into being. Compare tatter.

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