tattered

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
2. (not-comparable) Dressed in tatters or rags; ragged.
3. (not-comparable, obsolete) Dilapidated; showing gaps or breaks; jagged; broken.

Verb

simple past and past participle of tatter

tatter

• Noun
• Verb

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Synonyms

ragged

torn

worn out

frayed

threadbare

shabby

tatterdemalion

broken

dilapidated

old

🧓

ripped

shattered

worn

worn-out

in rags

confusion

ruined

disorderly

be ragged

shredded

tatter

disheveled

tatty

decayed

crumbling

torn open

uncivilized

used

wasted

weak

wild

lacerate

lacerated

torn to shreds

rag

emaciated

rags

Translations

andrajoso

stracciato

aan flarden gescheurd

cencioso

zerlumpt

ruiniert

pannosa

ramponiert

déguenillé

usé

en haillons

zerfetzt

spelacchiato

zelumpt

en loques

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtætəd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tatered

In summary

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.