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tatterdemalion
[ tat-er-di-meyl-yuhn, -mal- ]
noun
- a person in tattered clothing; a shabby person.
adjective
- ragged; unkempt or dilapidated.
tatterdemalion
/ -ˈmæl-; ˌtætədɪˈmeɪljən /
noun
- rare.
- a person dressed in ragged clothes
- ( as modifier )
a tatterdemalion dress
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Origin of tatterdemalion1
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Example Sentences
Coronado's first bullet knocked a villainous-looking tatterdemalion clean into the happy hunting grounds.
Your father was a tatterdemalion like yourself, and never saw two jars of gold even in his dreams.
Wal, she didnt look quite sech a tatterdemalion, granted Aunt Alvirah.
“One that cannot be lightly denied,” said the Tatterdemalion.
Carelessly Ralph Dacre sauntered forth again into the moonlight and confronted the tatterdemalion figure of his visitor.
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